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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 the north 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 from New York City.

POPULATION:          1960 – 6,712      1985 – 7,249    2000 – 8,359
                                 1980 – 7,135      1990 – 7,197

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, 2007
                                Conservative                                   2
                                Democrat                                  1,686
                                Green Party USA                              1
                               Green-Rainbow Party                       8
                                Inter. 3rd Party                                4
                                Libertarian                                     29
                                Republican                                   817
                                 Working Families                             3
                                Unenrolled*                               2,904 *Formerly called
                                                                                                  "Independents"
                                Total Voters:                             5,454

TAX RATE:                $11.92 per $1,000 of Valuation

                                                               
FY 2008 TAXABLE VALUATION: $787,745,192.
                                                                                                    Number of Parcels
                                  Residential                                                         2,804
                                  Commercial/Industrial                                           170
                                  Mixed Use                                                               34
                                  Land                                                                  1,073
                                  Multi-Family                                                           156

EXEMPT VALUATION:     $91,877,100.

LAND AREA                   44.84 square miles – 28,698 miles

ELEVATION:                 At first floor of Memorial Town Hall:  386.5 feet above mean Sea level

MILES OF HIGHWAY:     106

CLIMATE:                  2007 Precipitation:                   46.57 inches
                                 High Month:  April                     7.16 inches
                                 Low Month:  Sept.                    1.62 inches      

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:        Monson-Brimfield-Palmer Line

                                               Latitude     -42 degrees  08’     37.08”
                                               Longitude  -72 degrees  16”     29.69”

                                                Monson-Palmer-Wilbraham Line

                                               Latitude      -42 degrees  09’     08.61”
                                               Longitude   -72 degrees  23’     22.16”

                                               Monson- Hampden-Stafford Line

                                               Latitude      -42 degrees  01’    57.86”
                                               Longitude   -72 degrees  22’    02.81”

                                               Monson-Stafford-Wales Line

                                               Latitude      -42 degrees  01’    53.97”
                                               Longitude   -72 degrees  16’    16.03”
                                                        

 

   



Town Offices: Main St., Monson, MA 01057
Phone: 413-267-4100   Fax: 413-267-3726