About Northampton

Northampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,978 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hampshire County. It is nicknamed The Paradise City.  Northampton is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Quotes about Northampton

1. We've really grown with Springfield, and we have the branch offices in Westfield and in Northampton and Amherst now.

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2. The reason it's still important is that Northampton is getting to be an increasingly challenging place to live for working people.

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3. As working folks continue to move away from Northampton, it's going to define the character of the city in the next couple of decades.

   In Northampton City Council to vote on "living wage" resolution