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Summary for Hawley


About Hawley (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Franklin County (see below)

Time Zone: Hawley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: 1,750 feet [533.4 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hawley)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     334   (0.89% decrease since 2010)  
2010:     337   (0.3% increase since 2000)
2000:     336

Total Area:<3>   30.88 sq. miles [80 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   198

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Hawley:

Lat:   42.564500°   (or 42°33'52" N)

Lon:   -72.877900°   (or -72°52'40" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Plainfield<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hawley

GNIS ID:   619380

FIPS State / Place Code:   25 / 29440

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Hawley)


About Franklin County

The community of Greenfield is the County Seat for {Franklin County}.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Franklin)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     70,180   (1.67% decrease since 2010)  
2010     71,369   (0.23% decrease since 2000)
2000:     71,535

Total Area:   724 sq. miles [1,876.6 km²]   - of which 3.49% is water (25.25 sq. miles [65.4 km²])

Housing Units:   33,758

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Franklin

GNIS ID:   606932

FIPS State / County Code:   25 / 011

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Hawley)


About Massachusetts

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     6,894,883   (5.3% increase since 2010)  
2010:     6,547,629   (3.13% increase since 2000)
2000:     6,349,097

Websites for State of Massachusetts

Official Website:   https://www.mass.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.visitma.com/

Parks:   https://www.mass.gov/visit-massachusetts-state-parks

Fishing:   https://www.mass.gov/freshwater-fishing

Hunting:   https://www.mass.gov/topics/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Massachusetts

GNIS ID:   606926

FIPS State:   25

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Hawley)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Hawley. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Hawley, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Hawley.