West Springfield, Massachusetts

West Springfield, Massachusetts
Town of West Springfield[*]
Storrowton Green at the Eastern States Exposition
Storrowton Green
at the Eastern States Exposition
Flag of West Springfield, Massachusetts
Official seal of West Springfield, Massachusetts
Nickname(s): 
West Side,
"Crossroads of New England"[1]
Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts
Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts
West Springfield, Massachusetts is located in the United States
West Springfield, Massachusetts
West Springfield, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°06′25″N 72°37′15″W / 42.10694°N 72.62083°W / 42.10694; -72.62083
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyHampden
Settled1655[2]
Incorporated (town)1774
Incorporated (city)2000
Government
 • TypeMayor-council city
 • MayorWilliam Reichelt[3] (I)
Area
 • Total17.54 sq mi (45.42 km2)
 • Land16.73 sq mi (43.33 km2)
 • Water0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
Elevation
65 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total28,835
 • Density1,723.55/sq mi (665.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
01089
Area code413
FIPS code25-77850
GNIS feature ID0618194
Websitetownofwestspringfield.org

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.

  1. ^ "Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts". Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1855). History of Western Massachusetts; the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles. p. 148.
  3. ^ "Office of the Mayor". West Springfield, Massachusetts. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Although it is called the "Town of West Springfield," it is a statutory city of Massachusetts. See Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
  6. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: West Springfield Town city, Massachusetts". Retrieved September 26, 2021.