Huntington (CDP), Massachusetts
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Huntington is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) comprising the main village in the town of Huntington in Hampshire County,
Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
, United States. The population of the CDP was 936 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 2,180. It is part of the
Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.


Geography

The Huntington CDP is located in the southwestern corner of the town of Huntington. It is bordered to the northwest by the town of
Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
, to the southwest by the town of
Blandford Blandford Forum ( ) is a market town in Dorset, England, on the River Stour, Dorset, River Stour, north-west of Poole. It had a population of 10,355 at the United Kingdom 2021 census, 2021 census. The town is notable for its Georgian archit ...
, to the southeast by the towns of Russell and Montgomery, and to the northeast by the remainder of the town of Huntington. Montgomery Road, the
Westfield River The Westfield River is a major tributary of the Connecticut River located in the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley regions of western Massachusetts. With four major tributary branches that converge west of the city of Westfield, it flows (measure ...
, and the Middle Branch of the Westfield former the boundary between the CDP and the rest of the town. The village of Huntington is in the center of the CDP, at the juncture of the Westfield River with its West Branch.
U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. ...
passes through the village, leading southeast down the Westfield River valley to the city of Westfield, and northwest up the valley of the West Branch to
Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
and eventually to
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Massachusetts Route 112 Route 112 is a rural state highway through western Franklin and Hampshire Counties. It begins at U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Huntington and ends at the Vermont state line in Colrain, where it continues as Vermont Route 112. Route descriptio ...
leads north from Huntington up the Westfield River valley to Cummington. The village of Norwich Bridge is in the northern part of the CDP, where Route 112 crosses the Westfield River. According to the
United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the Huntington CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.22%, are water.


Demographics


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