Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Stockbridge, Massachusetts | |
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 Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°17′15″N 73°19′15″W / 42.28750°N 73.32083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Berkshire |
| Settled | 1734 |
| Incorporated | 1739 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.7 sq mi (61.3 km2) |
| • Land | 22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 842 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,947 |
| • Density | 86/sq mi (33.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01262 |
| Area code | 413 |
| FIPS code | 25-67595 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618274 |
| Website | www |
Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,947 at the 2010 census.[1]
Stockbridge is the home of "Alice's Restaurant". It became well known in a song by Arlo Guthrie, on an album he made in 1967.[2] The words to the song say the town of Stockbridge has "three stop signs, two police officers and one police car".
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stockbridge town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ↑ Sally Moore (29 March 1976). "Alice's Restaurant Is Alive and Well in Stockbridge, Mass. but An Exasperated Alice Is Moving on". People Magazine archive. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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