Bernardston, Massachusetts Bernardston, Massachusetts Location in Franklin County in Massachusetts Location in Franklin County in Massachusetts Bernardston / b rn rdst n/ is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
The populace was 2,129 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bernardston, Massachusetts, initially known as Falls Fight Township. was a frontier settlement created by and for the families of soldiers who had fought in King Phillips War specifically in the Battle of Turner's Falls a primary engagement under Captain Turner in 1676. Major John Burke was an early settler of the town, his father was one of the veterans granted territory in Falls Fight.
Bernardston was originally part of the town of Colrain.
Bernardston separated from Colrain and was officially incorporated in 1762, with the town of Leyden being separated from it in 1784 (it was not incorporated until 1809, however).
In early maps of Massachusetts, Bernardston is shown as 'Bernard's Town'.
For much of the town's history, Bernardston has been an agricultural community, producing rye, corn, cider, and was one of the first communities to produce maple syrup.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 23.4 square miles (61 km2), all land.
Bernardston lies along the northern state line, south of Windham County, Vermont.
The town center lies 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Greenfield, 43 miles (69 km) north of Springfield, and 89 miles (143 km) west-northwest of Boston.
Route 5, both of which pass from Greenfield through town towards the Vermont state line.
Bernardston is the northernmost town along both I-91 and U.S.
Massachusetts Route 10 leaves its concurrency with Route 5 in the southern part of town, before passing eastward towards the Connecticut River and New Hampshire.
Source: United States Enumeration records and Population Estimates Program data. By population, Bernardston ranked seventh of the twenty-six metros/cities and suburbs in Franklin County, and 287th of the 351 metros/cities and suburbs in Massachusetts.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Bernardston Town Hall Bernardston employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen and an administrative assistant.
The nearest hospital, Franklin Medical Center, is positioned in Greenfield, as are most of the nearest state offices.
On the state level, Bernardston is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin Counties.
In the Massachusetts Senate, the town is represented by the Hampshire and Franklin district, represented by Stan Rosenberg, which includes most of easterly Franklin County and much of easterly Hampshire County. The town is patrolled by the Second (Shelburne Falls) Station of Troop "B" of the Massachusetts State Police. On the nationwide level, Bernardston is represented in the United States House of Representatives as part of Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, and has been represented by Richard Neal of Springfield since 2012.
Massachusetts is presently represented in the United States Senate by Senator Edward Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Bernardston is a member of the Pioneer Valley Regional School District, which includes a several northern border suburbs to the east.
The precinct is essentially directed in two portions; the suburbs each have their own semi-independent elementary schools, with students attending Pioneer Valley Regional High School in Northfield from seventh through twelfth grades.
Students in Bernardston attend the Bernardston Elementary School from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.
The Full Circle School, a naturalistic-based school for students preschool to sixth grade, is positioned in the town on Parmenter Road. There are also private, parochial and charter schools in Greenfield and other close-by communities, with the most prominent private schools being Northfield Mount Hermon School in close-by Gill and the Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield.
The nearest state college is Westfield State College, and the nearest state college is the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Samuel Clesson Allen (1772 1842), United States Congressman from Massachusetts, Congregationalist minister "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Bernardston town, Franklin County, Massachusetts".
Town of Bernardston - Franklin County Chamber of Commerce "TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1".
"Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1.
"1990 Enumeration of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1980 Enumeration of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1950 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1920 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1890 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
"1870 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
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