Montague, Massachusetts | |
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Motto: Five fingers on one hand | |
Coordinates: 42°32′08″N 72°32′08″W / 42.53556°N 72.53556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Franklin |
Settled | 1715 |
Incorporated | 1754 |
Government | |
• Type | Representative town meeting |
Area | |
• Total | 31.5 sq mi (81.5 km2) |
• Land | 30.2 sq mi (78.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,580 |
• Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 01351, 01376 |
Area code | 413 |
FIPS code | 25-42285 |
GNIS feature ID | 0618171[1] |
Website | www |
Montague is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,580 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area.
The villages of Montague Center, Montague City, Lake Pleasant, Millers Falls, and Turners Falls are located in the town of Montague; Turners Falls, comprising over half the population of the town and its main business district, is sometimes used as a metonym for the entire town of Montague.[3][4][5][6]