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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Redirect Template:Infobox settlement Chicopee (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 55,560, making it the second-largest city in western Massachusetts after Springfield.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chicopee is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The communities of Chicopee Center (Cabotville), Chicopee Falls, Willimansett, Fairview, Aldenville, Burnett Road, Smith Highlands and Westover are located within the city.

One of the ventures of the Boston Associates,<ref>The Run of the Mill, Steve Dunwell, 1978</ref> Chicopee is a city built around several smaller former mill communities on its namesake, the Chicopee River. During the 19th century, the city was home to the first American producer of friction matches as well as a variety of other industries,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> including the Ames Manufacturing Company, an early pioneer in machining lathes, building upon the work of Springfield's Thomas Blanchard, and the largest producer of swords and cutlasses for the Union Army during the Civil War.<ref>Template:Cite magazine

  • Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> By the start of the 20th century, the city was home to a number of industrial plants, including those of the Fisk Rubber Company, one of the largest tire makers of that time, and some of the earliest sporting goods factories of A. G. Spalding.<ref>Springfield Republican, October 10, 1893, p. 6</ref>

Today the city is home to a variety of specialty manufacturers, as well as Westover Air Reserve Base, the largest Air Force Reserve Base of the United States, built in 1940 with the emergence of World War II.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chicopee today goes by the nickname the "Crossroads of New England" as part of a business-development marketing campaign, one that West Springfield also uses. The name reflects the city's location among a number of metropolitan areas and its transportation network. Four interstate highways run through its boundaries, including I-90, I-91, I-291, and I-391, as well as state routes such as Route 33, 116, and 141.

History

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Etymology

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"Chicopee" is derived from the Nipmuc language. It is likely derived from chekee ("violently") and -pe (root suffix used in water place names) or chikkupee ("of red cedar"), an adjectival form of chikkup ("red cedar").<ref>An Historical Address / Delivered before the citizens of Springfield in Massachusetts at the public celebration May 26, 1911, of the Two Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Settlement with Five Appendices, by Charles H. Barrows. Copyright 1916, Connecticut Valley Historical Society. Thef. A. Bassett Co. Printers, Springfield, Mass. Appendix A, "Meaning of Local Indian Names."</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

There have been several variant spellings of the name.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Nayasett (Cabotville and Chicopee Falls)

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In 1636, William Pynchon purchased land from the Agawam Indians on the east side of the Connecticut River. He moved from the Town of Roxbury to Springfield to found the first settlement in the area that comprises the territory of today's Chicopee Center (Cabotville). Both Cabotville and the Falls were developed as manufacturing centers (villages).<ref name="Chicopee illustrated">Template:Cite book</ref>

According to local historian Charles J. Seaver, the area above the falls was first settled in 1660. The land purchased from the Indians was divided into districts. Nayasett (Nipmuc for "at the small point/angle") was the name given to the area of what are now Chicopee Center and Chicopee Falls. The settlement in the upper district was at Skipmuck (possibly based on Nipmuc Skipmaug, meaning "chief fishing place" or Shipmuck, meaning "big watery place"), a place above the falls on the south side of the river.Template:Citation needed

Colonists built a sawmill as the first industrial site along the river. The mill was built at Skenungonuck (Nipmuc for "green fields") Falls (now Chicopee Falls) in 1678 by Japhet Chapin, John Hitchcock and Nathaniel Foote.Template:Citation needed

In 1786, what was called Factory Village began to develop when two acres of land was leased to 10 local men, with the understanding that they would build an iron foundry within two years. This was accomplished and the business flourished.Template:Citation needed

In 1823, Jonathan Dwight purchased the water privilege at Skenungonuck Falls in Chicopee. He built a textile mill and five years later, it operated 14,000 spindles and nearly 500 looms, making it the second-largest operation in the state. It processed cotton from the Deep South, becoming part of the extended slave economy and King Cotton. By 1831, settlers had developed two giant dams, two waterpower canals, and two manufacturing communities on the Chicopee River.Template:Citation needed

Before and after the partition, eight Chicopee River companies gained product recognition around the globe: Ames, Belcher, Lamb, Dwight, Stevens, Spalding, Fisk, and Duryea. Below the falls, in the bend of the river at a place called Factory Village, an important chapter of the region's industrial history was played out.Template:Citation needed

Partition from Springfield

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Seal of the former Town of Chicopee, prior to its incorporation as a city in 1890

In 1716, Upper Chicopee, Lower Chicopee and Skipmunk were divided into Springfield's fourth, fifth and sixth precincts, respectively.<ref name="Fifth Parish">Template:Cite book</ref>

In the late 1740s, a discussion took place among members of the First Church of Springfield over whether the town should build a new meetinghouse out of brick, which would be more expensive yet durable, or timber, which would be relatively inexpensive. Residents of what is now Chicopee tended to support a timber meetinghouse, due to the time-consuming four to eight mile journey that visiting the meetinghouse would require.<ref name="Fifth Parish" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1749, residents in Springfield's fourth, fifth and sixth precincts petitioned the Massachusetts General Court to form their own parish, with their own church and meetinghouse. Facing opposition from Springfield, the petition was rejected by the General Court. In 1750, the petition was filed again by Japhet Chapin, signed by 49 residents of what are now Chicopee and Holyoke, and was approved by the General Court. This created Springfield's Fifth Parish. The boundaries of the new parish were laid out on June 11, 1751.Template:Efn The first service took place on July 21, 1751.Template:Efn This marked the earliest move toward political separation by Chicopee and Holyoke from Springfield.<ref name="Fifth Parish" />

In 1844, Springfield's Second Parish,Template:Efn now containing only Chicopee, petitioned the General Court to separate as its own municipality. Once again opposed by Springfield's First Parish, their petition was rejected. In 1848, Springfield began to seek a city charter. Second Parish residents tended to oppose a city charter on the grounds of increased expenditures. In response, 700 residents of Chicopee's neighborhoods of Cabotville, Chicopee Falls, Chicopee Street and Willimansett signed a petition to form their own municipality.<ref name="Establishment of town">Template:Cite book</ref>

The General Court approved Chicopee's Act of Incorporation on April 25, 1848. Governor George N. Briggs signed the act on April 29, 1848, creating the Town of Chicopee.<ref name="Establishment of town" /><ref name="Atlas of SPG Boundaries" /> Chicopee's first municipal elections took place at Chicopee's first town meeting on May 17, 1848 at 1:00 p.m. When electing State Representatives and State Senators, the Town of Chicopee would be treated as a district of Springfield until after the 1850 U.S. census.<ref name="Establishment of town" />

Incorporation as a city

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Basilica of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr
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Aerial view of Chicopee, August 1940

On April 18, 1890, the community was granted a charter as a city by the Massachusetts General Court. George Sylvester Taylor (1822–1910) became Chicopee's first mayor on January 5, 1891.

Westover Field was created by a war-readiness appropriation signed by president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The site used to be tobacco crop fields east of and part of Fairview, east of Aldenview, and northern Willimansett. It was assigned to the United States Army Air Corps Northeast Air District. It was renamed Westover Air Force Base in 1948 after that Air Force's creation as a separate service. In 1974 SAC leadership turned the base over to the Air Force Reserve.

In 1991, St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church, located on Front Street, was proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II.

Industries

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Chicopee adopted the motto "Industriae Variae", which means "Various Industries". Chicopee's industries included cotton mills, woolen mills, textiles, brass and iron foundries, paper making, footwear factories, for leather boots and shoes, the first friction matches, and ship building. In nearby South Hadley Canal, the firearms company Crescent-Davis specialized in producing double-barrel shotguns.

The Ames Manufacturing Company made many machines and bronze cannons, and more swords than any other American manufacturer at the time. Ames cast a number of bronze statues, including Thomas Ball's monumental equestrian statue of President George Washington, installed in Boston's Public Garden. Ames was a major provider of cannon to the Union army during the Civil War.<ref name="NorthAndSouth">Template:Cite web</ref> The Stevens Arms plant (later Savage) was responsible for most of the No. 4 Enfields manufactured for the British under Lend-Lease. Chicopee was home to production of the first gasoline-powered automobile made in the United States, the Duryea.<ref>G.N. Georgano. Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930 (London: Grange-Universal, 1985)</ref><ref>Kimes, Beverly Rae [editor] and Clark, Henry Austin, jr., The Standard Catalogue of American Cars 1805–1942 , 2nd edition, Krause Publications [1989], Template:ISBN</ref>

Bicycles

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Overman advert

During the late nineteenth century, Chicopee Falls became a major manufacturing center of bicycles.<ref name="Jendrysik">Template:Cite web</ref> The town was the site of at least two bicycle factories: The Overman Wheel Company (1882 to about 1899), and the Spalding sporting goods company.<ref name="D&C">Template:Cite news</ref>

Albert H. Overman moved his bicycle production from Hartford, Connecticut, to Chicopee Falls in 1883.<ref name="Jendrysik"/> The Overman company benefited from the surging popularity of the safety bicycle during the bicycle boom of the 1890s. At its height in 1894, Overman's factory employed over 1,200 workers. The boom eventually went bust, as overproduction drove the price of bicycles down. By 1901 the Overman firm was out of business.<ref name="Jendrysik"/>

Library

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The Chicopee Public Library developed from the Cabot Institute, a literary society organized in 1846. The society voted on April 4, 1853 to donate its books to the town.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was the first locally funded public library in Western Massachusetts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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Main Branch of the Chicopee Public Library

Geography

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The city is made up of several neighborhoods; the result of the city's origin as a collection of four villages in the northernmost part of Springfield, which seceded from it in 1848. Chicopee Falls, Chicopee Center (Cabotville), Fairview, and Willimansett continued to develop. In the early 1900s, Aldenville developed as a distinct community. Since then, the city has filled in most of its open space resulting in a number of new neighborhoods. These neighborhoods include Chicomansett, Ferry Lane, Sandy Hill and the geographically isolated Burnett Road neighborhood.

The city is bordered by Holyoke to the northwest, West Springfield to the southwest, Springfield to the south, Ludlow to the east, Granby to the northeast and South Hadley to the north. Chicopee is located Template:Convert away from Hartford, Template:Convert away from Boston, Template:Convert from Albany and Template:Convert from New York City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (4.31%) is water. The Chicopee River flows through the southern part of the city, emptying into the Connecticut River. Many ponds, lakes, and streams are part of the Chicopee River or Connecticut River watersheds.

Neighborhoods

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Willimansett

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In 1641, Willian Pynchon expanded his 1636 holdings by buying the land from the Chicopee River north to the Willimansett (Nipmuc for "good berries place" or "place of red earth") Brook. Land sales in Chicopee were recorded in 1659, but apparently no homes were built immediately.

Winthrop McKinstry writes that the sons of Deacon Samuel Chapin appear to be the first home builders. Henry Chapin is believed to have constructed his at Exchange and West streets (lower Chicopee) in 1664, and Japhet Chapin north of what is now known as James Ferry Road (upper Chicopee) in 1673. It is apparent from McKinstry's book that the Chapin family dominated the area north of the Chicopee River for the settlement's first 70 years. Chicopee Street was part of the First Parish in Springfield.

By the 1750s, Quabbin Road (now McKinstry Avenue) allowed the farmers to access the meadows and fields on the plains at the top of the hill. The Chapins used the land in common for grazing livestock and built ice houses near several large ponds. The ponds were drained by several brooks which flowed into the Connecticut River.

At the end of the 19th century, the city voted to build the Willimansett Bridge, connecting Willimansett with Holyoke across the Connecticut River. The results were profound. Willimansett and Aldenville would develop close ties to Holyoke; even postal and telephone service were (and still are) tied to the "Paper City." The legislative act ordering the building of the bridge was passed in 1892. L.L. Johnson reports that the completion of the bridge was grandly celebrated.

By the 20th century, Willimansett village had developed into quintessential Americana with a high percentage of French Canadian inhabitants. In total, Chicopee became four distinct commercial and political sub-divisions, each with its own ethnic makeup representing its own special interests and, much too frequently, in conflict with each other.

Located between Fairview and Willimansett, the Smith Highlands section once had its own school (first and second grades), Holyoke Street Railway bus service from Ingham Street across Irene, Factory, and Prospect streets, and two locally owned markets. The former Robert's Pond swimming area was a popular summer attraction, and the fields where the current Bellamy Junior High School is located were a popular sledding and skiing location winters.

Fairview

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Fairview is the northernmost neighborhood (village) in Chicopee and originally included the lands that are now part of Westover ARB. Primarily agricultural, Fairview was known for its tobacco farms. After 1939, Westover helped to rapidly develop the village into a residential and commercial district. Memorial Drive (Route 33) flows north–south connecting Chicopee Falls with South Hadley.

Aldenville

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On August 18, 1870, Edward Monroe Alden purchased 600 acres of land just east of Willimansett for the sum of $9,000 with the intent to create a "little city on the hill," which would become Aldenville. In 1890, he began laying out streets which he named for family members and divided the land up into 60-by-170 feet lots. French-Canadian factory workers from Chicopee Falls, Cabotville (Chicopee Center), and Holyoke began to build up the community. Sold for a selling price of $150 with $10 down, the first house was bought and built by French-Canadian builder and carpenter Marcellin Croteau.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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Template:Historical populations As of the census of 2010, Chicopee was 3.1% Black, 1.6% Asian, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 75% White.

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 54,653 people, 23,117 households, and 14,147 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 24,424 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 89.82% White, 2.28% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.90% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.76% of the population (12.8% Puerto Rican, 0.5% Dominican, 0.4% Mexican, 0.2% Colombian). Chicopee is the second largest municipality in western Massachusetts, after Springfield (defining western Massachusetts as Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties).

There were 23,117 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,672, and the median income for a family was $44,136. Males had a median income of $35,585 versus $25,975 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,646. About 9.6% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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Chicopee is mostly a service economy with a mixture of small, local businesses and national chains. The city is also home to a number of Polish-American food product manufacturers, reflecting the city's history, and include the Chicopee Provision Company, a major producer of Polish sausage kielbasa under the Blue Seal brand, Millie's Pierogi, a producer of those traditional Polish dumplings, and Domin & Sons, the region's largest producer of horseradish, whose largest market was Polish consumers at Easter.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Despite changes in the global economy, Chicopee does remain home to manufacturers including Callaway Golf which produces more than 5 million golfballs a year at its Willimansett production plant.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Since 2013, Chicopee has been home to the headquarters of the Chemex Corporation, makers of the Chemex pour-over coffeemaker, which has been produced with the same design since 1941.<ref>Chemex Coffeemaker Template:Webarchive, official website. Retrieved January 2018.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Chicopee also hosts the Buxton Company, which "designs, manufactures, and markets personal leather goods, travel kits, and gifts collections for men and women." Founded as L.A.W. Novelty Co. in 1898, the firm changed its name to Buxton Co., LLC in 1921.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Chicopee is home to a handful of financial businesses as well including Alden Credit Union,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the Polish National Credit Union<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Chicopee Savings Bank.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chicopee Savings Bank is run by Chicopee Bancorp, which operates trades as CBNK on the NASDAQ exchange.

The Chicopee River Business Park and Westover Business Park are within the city's boundaries.

Arts and culture

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Events

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Westover ARB Tower at The Great New England Air Show

Sites

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Chicopee City Hall
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Edward Bellamy House
  • The Basilica of Saint Stanislaus, is a 1908 brownstone, church built in the Baroque Revival Style of architecture. Pope John Paul II designated it a Minor Basilica.
  • The Cabotville Historic Sycamore Trees, trees that were present when Chicopee became a town in 1848, matured when it became a city in 1890. They were designated Heritage Trees by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • Chicopee City Hall, built in 1871 in the Romanesque style, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza, located on Front Street. It is home to monuments dedicated to veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the War on Terror.
  • Edward Bellamy House was built in 1852 and was the home of journalist Edward Bellamy. It is listed on the NRHP and is a National Historic Landmark.
  • Emerson Gaylord Mansion, a historic mansion at Elms College, based on French Second Empire style<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • The Facemate Tower, a historic tower on the Chicopee River in Chicopee Falls. It used to be a part of the Facemate Industrial Complex.
  • The Polish Center of Discovery and Learning, a local history museum.
  • The Uniroyal Office Building, a historic building in Chicopee Falls that was part of the Uniroyal Industrial Complex.
  • The Willimansett Dike, an elevated, artificial levee in Willimansett, built after the destructive Willimansett flood caused by The Great New England Hurricane of 1938.
  • Westover Air Reserve Base, built here in 1940. Originally an Army Air Corps and later Army Air Forces installation known as Westover Field, it became Westover Air Force Base when the Air Force became an independent service in 1947. From 1955 until 1974, it was a Strategic Air Command (SAC) installation. Transferred to the Air Force Reserve in 1974, it was renamed Westover Air Reserve Base and is now the home of the 439th Airlift Wing, flying the C-5 Galaxy aircraft.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Westover has one of the largest runways on the east coast, and is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A joint civil-military facility, it is also home to Westover Metropolitan Airport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two military-minded youth programs, the Young Marines and the Westover Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol are also located at Westover.

Parks and recreation

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  • Frank J. Szot Memorial Park, bordering Bemis Pond, contains facilities for baseball, basketball, soccer, and football and picnicking. and football games, as well as war memorials and historic tanks.Template:Citation needed
  • Chicopee Memorial State Park, located in the Burnett Road neighborhood, contains the Cooley Brook Reservoir. The park has been developed into a high use active recreation area.
  • The Chicopee Canal Walk is a rail trail that runs along the canal from the Cabotville Historic Sycamore Trees to the former Uniroyal Factory site.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Connecticut RiverWalk & Bikeway is a recreational trail that connects the streets and rest stops between Nash Field and the Medina Street boat ramp.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

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Chicopee has a mayor-council form of government, with a City Council for its legislative branch and a Mayor for its executive branch.

The City Council consists of nine Ward Councilors and four Councilors-at-Large. One Ward Councilor is elected from each ward. The four Councilors-at-Large are elected by all voters in the city. Ward Councilors serve one-year terms, while Councilors-at-Large serve two-year terms. Mayors serve one two-year term. Since 1941, local elections in Chicopee have been non-partisan.<ref name="ChicopeeCharter">Template:Cite web</ref> From 1890 to 1914, the city had a bicameral legislature consisting of eight wards, with one member of the Board of Aldermen and two members of the Common Council elected from each ward.<ref name="Szetela1948">Template:Cite book</ref> The city replaced this system by abolishing the Common Council and adding ten aldermen-at-large to the Board of Aldermen.<ref name="OneYearTerms">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2008, the Board of Aldermen approved a home-rule petition to change the legislature's name to the City Council.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The name change took effect in 2009.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Chicopee also directly elects the following local offices and bodies:

  • A City Clerk elected to one three-year term
  • City Collector elected to one three-year term
  • A City Treasurer elected to one three-year term
  • Three Assessors elected to one three-year term
  • A School Committee with two Members-at-Large and nine Ward Members, all elected to one three-year term<ref name="ChicopeeCharter" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Voter registration

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Registered Voters and Party Enrollment<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Year Template:Party shading/Democratic colspan = 2 | Democratic Template:Party shading/Republican colspan = 2 | Republican Template:Party shading/Independent colspan = 2 | Unenrolled Total
2004 15,240 Template:Percentage 3,836 Template:Percentage 14,519 Template:Percentage 33,907
2006 14,476 Template:Percentage 3,748 Template:Percentage 14,811 Template:Percentage 33,306
2008 14,751 Template:Percentage 3,759 Template:Percentage 16,162 Template:Percentage 34,959
2010 14,265 Template:Percentage 3677 Template:Percentage 16484 Template:Percentage 34,645
2012 14,171 Template:Percentage 3,786 Template:Percentage 17,578 Template:Percentage 35,761
2014 14,171 Template:Percentage 3,707 Template:Percentage 17,943 Template:Percentage 35,583
2016 13,172 Template:Percentage 4,070 Template:Percentage 19,322 Template:Percentage 37,110
2018 12,510 Template:Percentage 4,153 Template:Percentage 20,139 Template:Percentage 37,410
2020 12,013 Template:Percentage 4,357 Template:Percentage 21,953 Template:Percentage 38,943
2022 11,196 Template:Percentage 4,088 Template:Percentage 23,951 Template:Percentage 39,816

Education

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The former Chicopee High School, now the DuPont Memorial Middle School serving grades 6 through 8

College of Our Lady of the Elms

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The College of Our Lady of the Elms is a four-year liberal arts college offering thirty-three academic majors. It was first founded in 1897 as a girls' preparatory academy in Pittsfield, the Academy of Our Lady of the Elms. In 1899, it moved to Chicopee as St. Joseph's Normal College. A charter for the school to operate as a women's liberal arts college was approved in 1928, and the name was changed to the College of Our Lady of the Elms. It began admitting men in 1998.

Private elementary

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Catholic schools operated under the Diocese of Springfield include: Saint Joan of Arc School which serves Saint Rose de Lima Church; and Saint Stanislaus School which serves the St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr's Parish.

Private secondary

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Holyoke Catholic High School

Holyoke Catholic High School was founded in 1963 at the campus of the former Saint Jerome High School in Holyoke. In 2002 it relocated to the campus of Saint Hyacinth Seminary in Granby. It moved to its Holyoke location in September 2008, and 2015 it merged with Cathedral High School to form a new regional Catholic school that was completed in 2016 as Pope Francis High School in Springfield.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Notable people

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Further reading

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  • Shlakman, Vera (1935). Economic History of a Factory Town: A Study of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Northampton, Mass.: Smith College. Template:Oclc.
    • Kessler-Harris, Alice (Spring 2006). "Review: Vera Shlakman, Economic History of a Factory Town, A Study of Chicopee, Massachusetts". International Labor & Working-Class History, Issue 69, pp. 195–200. Template:Jstor.
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