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West Springfield, Massachusetts | |
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| Town of West Springfield[*] | |
 Storrowton Green at the Eastern States Exposition | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): West Side, "Crossroads of New England"[1] | |
 Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts | |
  West Springfield, Massachusetts Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°06′25″N 72°37′15″W / 42.10694°N 72.62083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Hampden |
| Settled | 1655[2] |
| Incorporated (town) | 1774 |
| Incorporated (city) | 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council city |
| • Mayor | William Reichelt[3] (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.54 sq mi (45.42 km2) |
| • Land | 16.73 sq mi (43.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,835 |
| • Density | 1,723.55/sq mi (665.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01089 |
| Area code | 413 |
| FIPS code | 25-77850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618194 |
| Website | townofwestspringfield |
West Springfield is a city[5] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,835 at the 2020 United States Census.[6] The city is also known as "West Side", in reference to the fact that it is on the western side of the Connecticut River from Springfield, a fact which played a major part in the town's early history.
- ^ "Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts". Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1855). History of Western Massachusetts; the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles. p. 148.
- ^ "Office of the Mayor". West Springfield, Massachusetts. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Although it is called the "Town of West Springfield," it is a statutory city of Massachusetts. See Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: West Springfield Town city, Massachusetts". Retrieved September 26, 2021.