Housatonic

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Housatonic

Total population

1,113

Median home value

$437,000

52.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Weather52°F · Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain

Coordinates42.24°, -73.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Housatonic is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Great Barrington in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Housatonic had a population of 1,083. It was named after the Housatonic River.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Housatonic, MA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

Guy R. Pelton

American politician (1824-1890)

Laura Secord

Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 (1775–1868)

Hamish Linklater

American actor

Anson Jones

Texan politician (1798-1858)

Robert Lewis Reid

American artist (1862-1929)

George Henry Seeley

American photographer (1880–1955)

Ed Mann

American musician (1954–2024)

Martin Richard Hoffmann

American government official (1932-2014)

Charles A. Sumner

American politician (1835-1903)

Cyrus West Field

American businessman (1819–1892)

B

Benjamin Pond

American politician (1768-1814)

H

Hendrick Aupaumut

mohican historian and diplomat

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John Allen

American lawyer and politician (1763-1812)

Henry W. Dwight

American politician (1788-1845)

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John W. Hulbert

American politician (1770-1831)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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