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Montgomery is a rural, residential town nestled 1050 feet above sea level at the town center. It is in Hampden County and bordered on the north by Huntington, on the south by the City of Westfield, on the west by Russell and on the east by Southampton. Situated in the Berkshire foothills, Montgomery's land area is about 15 square miles. First settled in 1767, and incorporated in 1780, Montgomery was until fairly recently a farming community. The population as of December 31, 1991 was 759. There is no industry, but there are a few small home businesses consisting of construction equipment companies, local artisans, family day care homes, as well as a nursing home. There are no schools, no stores and no gas stations. The children of Montgomery are students of the Gateway Regional School District.
Municipal buildings in town include the Town Hall, library, fire department, highway department and the Old Town House, an historic building. They are located on a common with a small flower garden, surrounded by woods.
It is located in southwestern Massachusetts, bordered by Southampton and Westfield on the northeast and east, Russell on the west, and Huntington on the northwest and north. Montgomery is about 20 miles west of Springfield, 105 miles west of Boston, and 140 miles from New York City.
Narrative compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (
DHCD
).
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