Demographics

Location:

Northwestern Massachusetts, bordered by Vernon, Vermont, and Hinsdale and Winchester, New Hampshire, on the north; Warwick on the east; Erving on the south; and Gill, Bernardston on the west; the Connecticut River intersects the Town. Northfield is 12 miles northeast of Greenfield, 46 miles north of Springfield, 94 miles northwest of Boston, and 183 miles from New York City.

Total Area: 35.37 sq. miles

Land Area: 34.42 sq. miles

Population: 3,023

Density: 82 per sq. mile

Climate: Normal temperature in January.....18.8°F, Normal temperature in July...69.3°F, Normal annual precipitation.......43.1"