| Official Name: | Belchertown, Massachusetts |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Label: | Belchertown |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hampshire |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Belchertown |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.03 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3129 |
| Population Density Km2: | 240.13 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 621.94 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 185 |
| Elevation Ft: | 607 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2783°N -72.4017°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 01007 |
| Area Code: | 413 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-04790 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0609121 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Belchertown is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the central village in the town of Belchertown in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,899 at the 2010 census,[2] out of a total town population of 14,649. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Belchertown CDP is located in the center of the town of Belchertown at (42.278451, -72.401804).[3] It is bordered to the north by Bay Road and Massachusetts Route 9 (Federal Street and Sargent Street), to the east by Jabish Brook and Jabish Canal, to the west by Broad Brook and Old Springfield Road, to the south by State Street (U.S. Route 202), and to the west by Weston Brook, Lampson Brook, George Hannum Street, and Hamilton Street.[4]
Route 9 leads east 10miles to Ware and northwest 9miles to Amherst, while US 202 leads north to Athol and southwest to Holyoke. Massachusetts Route 181 leaves US 202 in the center of town, leading south 10miles to Palmer. Massachusetts Route 21 leaves US 202 at the western edge of the CDP, leading southwest 10 miles to Ludlow. Springfield, the largest city in the region, is southwest of Belchertown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13sqkm, of which 5582order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.04%, are water.[2]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,626 people, 1,094 households, and 717 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 201.2/km2. There were 1,111 housing units at an average density of 85.1/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.14% White, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 1,094 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,250, and the median income for a family was $44,286. Males had a median income of $31,377 versus $31,130 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,485. About 16.8% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.