Wilbraham

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Wilbraham
The Old Meeting House, Wilbraham, MA.jpg
Location in Massachusetts
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Wilbraham
Wilbraham
Basic data
Foundation : 1730
State : United States
State : Massachusetts
County : Hampden County
Coordinates : 42 ° 7 ′  N , 72 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 7 ′  N , 72 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 13,473 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 234.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 58.1 km 2  (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of
which 57.5 km 2  (approx. 22 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 88 m
Postal code : 01095
Area code : +1 413
FIPS : 25-79740
GNIS ID : 0619390
Website : www.wilbraham-ma.gov

Wilbraham is a city in Hampden County , Massachusetts , United States , and a suburb of Springfield, Massachusetts . In 2000 the city had 13,473 inhabitants.

history

Together with today's Hampden (Massachusetts) , the place was first settled in 1731 as a district of Springfield. With a population of about 400 people, he was granted the status of the independent parish of Wilbraham in 1763 .

Downtown Wilbraham is one of the largest designated historical areas in the country, with well-preserved Colonial and Victorian- style buildings along the main street dating back to the 1730s. The oldest Methodist prayer house in New England and one of the fifteen oldest schools on the US East Coast, the Wilbraham & Monson Academy from 1804 can also be found in the city center.

economy

Wilbraham is now the headquarters of the ice cream company founded in Springfield, MA in 1935 and the Friendly’s restaurant chain, which has over 500 restaurants in 16 states on the east coast of the United States .

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