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FACTS OF INTEREST ABOUT MONSON, MASSACHUSETTS
Monson was included in the area laid out in 1701 and named Brimfield. On April 25, 1760, Monson was made a district with local self-government. Monson was made a town with representation in the legislature on August 21, 1775.
COUNTY
Hampden
LOCATION
Southern Massachusetts; bordered on thenorth by Palmer, on the east by Brimfield and Wales,
on the west by Wilbraham and Hampden, and on the south by the State of Connecticut.
Monson is 17 miles from Springfield, 40 miles from Worcester, 78 miles from Boston, and 157 miles for New York City.
POPULATION
1960: 6,712
1980: 7,135
1985: 7,249
1990: 7,197
2000: 8,359
DENSITY
1960: 150 persons per square mile
1975: 165 persons per square mile
1980: 159 persons per square mile
1985: 161 persons per square mile
1990: 161 persons per square mile
2000: 186 persons per square mile
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Open Town Meeting
Annual Town Election: First Monday in April
Annual Town Meeting: Second Monday in May
VOTERS
(As of December 31, 2008)
Conservative |
2 |
Democrat |
1,733 |
Green Party USA |
1 |
Green-Rainbow Party |
10 |
Libertarian |
22 |
Republican |
841 |
Working Families |
11 |
Unenrolled |
3,185 |
(formerly called "Independents") |
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Total Voters: |
5,805 |
TAX RATE
$12.61 per $1,000 of Valuation
FY 2009 TAXABLE VALUATION: $798,548,364
Category |
Number of Parcels |
Residential |
2,831 |
Commercial/Industrial |
125 |
Mixed Use |
35 |
Land |
730 |
Multi-Family |
156 |
EXEMPT VALUATION: $87,835,400
LAND AREA
44.84 square miles – 28,698 acres
ELEVATION
At first floor of Memorial Town Hall: 386.5 feet above mean Sea level
MILES OF HIGHWAY: 106
CLIMATE
2008 Precipitation: |
72.57 inches |
High Month: September |
10.76 inches |
Low Month: October |
2.49 inches |
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Location |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Monson-Brimfield-Palmer Line |
-42 degrees 08’ 37.08” |
-72 degrees 16' 29.6” |
Monson-Palmer-Wilbraham Line |
-42 degrees 09’ 08.61” |
-72 degrees 23’ 22.16" |
Monson- Hampden-Stafford Line |
-42 degrees 01’ 57.86” |
-72 degrees 22’ 02.81" |
Monson-Stafford-Wales Line |
-42 degrees 01’ 53.97” |
-72 degrees 16’ 16.03” |
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