The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, New England, America. As of 2012, the estimated total population of Northampton (including its outer villages, Florence and Leeds) was 22,790.
Northampton is part of the Pioneer Valley and is one of the northernmost cities in the Knowledge Corridor—a cross-state cultural and economic partnership with other Connecticut River Valley cities and towns. Northampton is considered part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area, one of Western Massachusetts's two separate metropolitan areas. It sits approximately 15 miles north of the city of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Northampton is home to Smith College, Northampton High School, and the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech.
Geography[]
Northampton sits on the banks of the Connecticut River in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. It is located at 42°20′N 72°39′WCoordinates: 42°20′N 72°39′W.
According to the American People's Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.72 km2), of which 34.2 square miles (88.58 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.89 km2), or 4.22%, is water. A total of 21% of the city is permanently protected open space.
Within Northampton's city limits are the villages of Florence and Leeds.
Northampton is bordered to the north by the towns of Hatfield and Williamsburg, to the west by Westhampton, to the east by Hadley (across the Connecticut River), and to the south by Easthampton.
The art deco Calvin Coolidge Bridge connects Northampton with Hadley across the Connecticut River. The college town of Amherst is located 7.86 miles (12.65 km) east of Northampton, next to Hadley. Springfield, the Connecticut River Valley's most populous Massachusetts city, is located 15.74 miles (25.33 kilometers) southeast of Northampton. Boston is located 81.57 miles (131.27 kilometers) east of Northampton. New York City is 131.28 miles (211.28 kilometers) southwest of Northampton.
The Connecticut River's famous Oxbow is within Northampton's city limits, at the northern base of Mount Nonotuck.