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Berkshire County (pronounced / ˈ b ɜːr k ʃ ər /) is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. [2] Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. [3] The county was founded in 1761. [4] The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known ...
English: This is a locator map showing Berkshire County in Massachusetts. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
Pittsfield is the largest city by population in Berkshire County, and ranks 27th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was 1,124.3 inhabitants per square mile (434.1/km 2 ), making it the most densely populated community in Berkshire county and 92nd overall in the Commonwealth.
Area [16] Map Barnstable County: 001: Barnstable: 1685: One of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony: After its county seat of Barnstable, which is named after the English town of Barnstaple: 231,735: 396 sq mi (1,026 km 2) Berkshire County: 003: Pittsfield: 1761: From part of Hampshire County. Government abolished in 2000. [4 ...
Also referred to as the Berkshire Highlands, Berkshire Hills, Berkshire Mountains, and Berkshire Plateau, the region enjoys a vibrant tourism industry based on music, arts, and recreation. Geologically, the mountains are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains. The Berkshires were named among the 12 Last Great Places by The Nature Conservancy. [2]
Berkshire’s surface can be divided into three bands: the county's downlands, south and east of which the London Clay spans almost the whole county, and in the south-east corner sandy Palaeogene heath covers the London Clay. This is an oversimplification, however.
Williamstown is the fourth-largest town in Berkshire County, and ranks 189th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts by population. The population density was 179.7 inhabitants per square mile (69.4/km 2), ranking it 7th in the county and 264th in the Commonwealth.
By population, Alford ranks twenty-ninth out of the 32 cities and towns in Berkshire County, and is ninth-smallest of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was 34.5 inhabitants per square mile (13.3/km 2), which ranks 21st in the county and 326th in the