Palmer Town

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Palmer Town

Total population

12,381

Median home value

$271,400

23.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$78,480

Palmer Town$78k

National$74k

Weather65°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates42.19°, -72.31°

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

Overview

Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. With a population was 12,448 at the 2020 census, Palmer is the least populous city in the Commonwealth. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Palmer adopted a home rule charter in 2004 with a council-manager form of government. Palmer is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have city forms of government but retain "The town of" in their official names.

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 Palmer Town, MA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Charles Crozat Converse

American attorney and composer

Candy Cummings

American baseball player (1848–1924)

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Henry M. Foley

American physicist (1917–1982)

Albert G. Riddle

United States lawyer, diplomat and politician (1816-1902)

Nathan Read

American politician (1759-1849)

Raymond Louis Wilder

American mathematician (1896–1982)

Thomas Butler King

American politician (1800-1864)

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Shamus Culhane

American animator and director (1908-1996)

Marie-Claire Kirkland

Canadian politician (1924–2016)

Ruth Baker Pratt

American politician from New York

Irving Calkins

American physician and sport shooter (1875–1958)

George R. Davis

American politician, Illinois (1840–1899)

Arthur Dickinson Norcross

American politician (1848-1916)

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Bill Karlon

American baseball player (1909-1964)

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Billy Jo Robidoux

American baseball player

Brad Witt

American politician

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

Nearby places in Massachusetts

• Chicopee
  13.5 mi away · pop. 55,295
• Spencer
  16.6 mi away · pop. 11,992
• Easthampton Town
  19.4 mi away
• Agawam Town
  19.7 mi away · pop. 28,539
• Deerfield
  29 mi away · pop. 458
• Cordaville
  40.5 mi away
• West Concord
  49.6 mi away · pop. 6,320
• Cochituate
  49.7 mi away
• Cheshire
  50.7 mi away
• Pittsfield
  52 mi away · pop. 43,457
• Ocean Grove
  64.7 mi away · pop. 3,453
• Braintree Town
  66.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Palmer Town

Vital records of Palmer, Massachusetts

Palmer (Mass. : Town) · 1905

History of the town of Palmer, Massachusetts, early known as the Elbow Tract

J. H. Temple · 1889

Vital records of Palmer, Massachusetts, to the year 1850

Palmer (Mass. : Town) · 1905

Flood insurance study

1981

History of Town of Lanesborough, Massachusetts, 1741-1905; Volume 1

Charles James Palmer · 2018

History of town of Lanesborough, Massachusetts, 1741-1905

Charles James Palmer · 1905

History of the town of Lanesborough, Massachusetts, 1741-1905

Palmer, Charles J. · 1994

Palmer/Monson and Surrounding Towns MA Pocket Map

2005

Search results from Open Library.