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The
Town of Montgomery Massachusetts 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.
Montgomery Mass 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. |