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The City of Agawam
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Incorporated in 1855, Agawam is a growing suburb of
Springfield, Massachusetts. The city is home to
Six Flags New England.
Geography
Agawam is located at 42°4′19″N, 72°38′39″W (42.071961, -72.644097).
The city borders West Springfield, Massachusetts, to the north, Southwick,
Massachusetts, to the west, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, to the east,
Springfield, Massachusetts, to the northeast, and Suffield, Connecticut, to
the south. Westfield, Massachusetts, also borders to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
24.2 miČ . 23.2 miČ of it is land and 1.0 miČ of it (4.09%) is water.
The highest point in Agawam is Provin Mountain (640 feet), a ridge that
forms the western boundary of the city.
Agawam's ZIP code of 01001 is the lowest number in the United States. Agawam
has a subsection, Feeding Hills. Feeding Hills runs along the border of
Southwick and Westfield, Massachusetts, and Suffield, Connecticut. Its
border with Agawam is mainly determined by Line Street, and it has a ZIP
code of 01030.
Demographics
As of the censusof 2000, there were 28,144 people, 11,260 households, and
7,462 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,210.9/miČ.
There were 11,659 housing units at an average density of 501.6/miČ.
The racial makeup of the city was 96.71% White, 0.91% African American,
0.17% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other
races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were
1.83% of the population.
There were 11,260 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had
a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families.
28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18,
6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100
females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,390, and the median
income for a family was $59,088. Males had a median income of $40,924 versus
$30,428 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,562. About
4.3% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.[4]
Government
A Mayor is the elected leader of the City. The City Council consists of
eleven members Elected at large by the voters and is the legislative branch
of the town government.
Agawam is in the Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District and the First
Hampden and Hampshire Senate district.
Education
Benjamin J. Phelps Elementary School- 689 Main Street, Agawam - has a "Tempis
Fugit" sundial on the auditorium facing south.
Clifford M. Granger Elementary School - 31 South Westfield Street, Feeding
Hills
James Clark Elementary School - 65 Oxford Street, Agawam
Robinson Park Elementary School - 65 Begley Street, Agawam
Agawam Middle School - 68 Main Street, Agawam - Built in 1929, this was
first used as the High School, then as the Junior High, now demoted to
Middle School.
Agawam Junior High School - 1305 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills was built
in 1973.
Agawam High School - 760 Cooper Street, Agawam - was built in 1955.
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