Greenfield (Massachusetts)
| Greenfield | |||
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 Greenfield Town Hall |
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| Location in Massachusetts | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1686 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Massachusetts | ||
| County : | Franklin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 35 ′ N , 72 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 17,456 (as of 2010) | ||
| FIPS : | 25-27025 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0618166 | ||
| Website : | www.townofgreenfield.org | ||
Greenfield is a city in Franklin County , Massachusetts and the seat of the county. It has 17,456 residents according to the 2010 census and is the only town in the county with a population greater than 10,000.
geography
The city is located at the intersection of the Mohawk Trail or Massachusetts Route 2 in the east-west direction with Interstate 91 in the north-south direction. The city was founded in 1686 and declared a city in 1753.
The original Pocumtuc Indian population who lived in the area were expelled by the Mohawk tribe in 1664 .
sons and daughters of the town
- James C. Alvord (1808–1839), politician
- George Grennell (1786–1877), politician
- Van Hansis (born 1981), actor
- Herbert Huncke (1915–1996), pioneer of the gay movement
- Jake Lacy (born 1985), actor
- George Ripley (1802-1880), writer
- John E. Russell (1834-1903), politician
- Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (* 1959), Catholic Archbishop and Diplomat
- Henry Wilson (1828-1878), composer
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Greenfield Town city, Massachusetts, US Census Bureau, factfinder2.census.gov