Southampton, Massachusetts
| Southampton | |
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 Location in Massachusetts
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1775 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Massachusetts |
| County : | Hampshire County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 14 ′ N , 72 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 5,387 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 73.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 75.3 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 72.9 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 70 m |
| Postal code : | 01073 |
| Area code : | +1 413 |
| FIPS : | 25-62745 |
| GNIS ID : | 0618207 |
| Website : | townofsouthampton.org |
Southampton is a city in Hampshire County in the US state of Massachusetts with around 5,400 inhabitants. Southampton is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 75.3 square kilometers, of which 2.4 square kilometers are covered with water.
Demographics
Southampton's 5,387 residents in the 2000 census lived in 1,985 households; including 1,556 families. The population density was 74 per km². 2,025 residential units were recorded in the village. Among the population were 98.3 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent American Indian, 0.6 percent Asian, and 0.2 percent of other races; 0.5 percent said they belonged to several ethnic groups.
Of the 1,985 households, 36.6 percent had children under the age of 18; 66.9 percent were married couples living together. 16.8 percent of the households were single households. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.
The population was distributed among 25.5 percent under 18 years of age, 6.3 percent from 18 to 24 years of age, 29.1 percent from 25 to 44 years of age, 29.2 percent from 45 to 64 years of age and 9.9 percent from 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years.
The median household income was $ 61,831 and the median family income was $ 64,960. The per capita income for Southampton was $ 26,205. 2.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Southampton town, Hampshire County, Massachusetts , data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .