Hadley, Massachusetts

Settled: 1659 – Incorporated: 1661
Zip Code(s): 01035 – Area Code(s): 413
Official website: http://www.hadleyma.org/
Location
Location in Massachusetts
Government
County	Hampshire County
Form of Government	Open town meeting
Executive office	Town Administrator
Geography
Area
Total	24.7 mi² / 64.0 km²
Land	23.3 mi² / 60.4 km²
Water	1.4 mi² / 3.7 km²
Coordinates	42°20′30″ N 72°35′20″ W
Elevation	129 ft / 39 m
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
Population
Total (2000)	4793
Density	205.7 mi² / 79.4/km²

Hadley is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,793. Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Boston Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... Mr. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Area code 413 is the area code for western Massachusetts. ... Image File history File links Hadley_ma_highlight. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Boston Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Hampshire County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... State House (Boston) The capital is Boston and the governor is Mitt Romney (Republican). ... An Open Town Meeting is a form of municipal legislature, typical in the New England region of the United States. ... Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law and running the day-to-day affairs of the government or state. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... The Eastern Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... It has been suggested that leap second be merged into this article or section. ... Daylight saving time (DST), often referred to as daylight savings time, is a widely used system of adjusting the official local time forward, usually one hour, from its official standard time for the summer months. ... The Eastern Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Hampshire County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...

History

Early

Hadley was first settled in 1659 and was officially incorporated in 1661. Its settlers were primarily a discontented group of families from the puritan colonies of Hartford and Wethersfield, Connecticut, who petitioned to start a new colony up north after some controversy over doctrine in the local church. At the time, Hadley encompassed a wide radius of land on both sides of the Connecticut River, but mostly on the eastern shore. In the following century, these were broken off into precincts and eventually the separate towns of Hatfield, Amherst, South Hadley, Granby and Belchertown. The early histories of these towns are, as a result, filed under the history of Hadley. // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ...

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An attack by Native Americans on June 12, 1676 was, reputedly[2], thwarted with the aid of General William Goffe; this developed into the legend of "The Angel of Hadley", which came to be included in the historical manuscript "History of Hadley" by Sylvester Judd. June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... William Goffe (1605? - 1679?), English parliamentarian, son of Stephen Goffe, puritan rector of Stanmer in Essex, began life as an apprentice to a London salter, a zealous parliamentarian, but on the outbreak of the civil war he joined the army and became captain in Colonel Harleys regiment of the...

In 1683, eleven years before the Salem Witch Trials, Molly Webster[3] was accused and acquitted of witchcraft charges. She was unsuccessfully hung by rowdy town folk. A description is given in Cotton Mather's Magnalia Christi Americana. Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually Mary Walcott The Salem witch trials, which began in 1692 (also known as the Salem witch hunt and the Salem witchcraft episode), resulted in a number of convictions and executions for witchcraft in both Salem Village and Salem Town, Massachusetts. ... Magnalia Christi Americana is a book written in 1702 by Cotton Mather. ...

The Civil War general Joseph Hooker was a longtime resident of Hadley. Portrait of Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker (November 13, 1814 – October 31, 1879), known as Fighting Joe, was a career U.S. Army officer and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ...

Recent

Hadley's transformation from an old agricultural order to the new form is the direct result of expansion of the nearby University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1960's. Much of its former farmland was swallowed in the housing market stimulated by incoming faculty and off-campus students. Route 116 was redirected in an attempt to solve traffic congestion. The central Route 9 became a hotpoint for commercial development, and large corporations such as Stop & Shop and McDonald's moved in. To this day, the Hadley economy is a mixture of agriculture and sprawl. The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst or simply UMass) is a university in Amherst, Massachusetts. ... Corporate logo. ... McDonalds Sekime national route store (Osaka, Japan) McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ...

Government

Hadley is governed by open Town Meeting, a form of government most common to New England. The Board of Selectmen consists of five members and is elected annually on the second Tuesday in April. The Town Meeting takes place the first Thursday in May. Town meeting is a form of local government commonly practiced in the U.S. region of New England, but uncommon elsewhere in the United States. ... The states of New England are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. ...

Board of Selectmen

• Joyce Chunglo
• John P. Connor, Chair
• Kate Nugent
• Brian West
• Gerald Devine

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.0 km² (24.7 mi²). 60.4 km² (23.3 mi²) of it is land and 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.74% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,793 people, 1,895 households, and 1,248 families residing in the town. The population density was 79.4/km² (205.7/mi²). There were 1,953 housing units at an average density of 32.3/km² (83.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.91% White, 0.75% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 1,895 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which often forms the foundation of a family. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,851, and the median income for a family was $61,897. Males had a median income of $44,773 versus $34,189 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,945. 6.9% of the population and 4.8% of families were below the poverty line. 6.6% of those under the age of 18 and 3.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

External links

• Hadley's official website
• Guide to Hadley
• Mass.gov Hadley page
• Introduction to "History of Hadley"
• The Hadley Farm Museum
• Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum

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