Russell (CDP), Massachusetts explained

Official Name:Russell, Massachusetts
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Massachusetts#USA
Pushpin Label:Russell
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Massachusetts
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hampden
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Russell
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.07
Area Land Km2:5.96
Area Water Km2:0.11
Area Total Sq Mi:2.34
Area Land Sq Mi:2.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:690
Population Density Km2:115.75
Population Density Sq Mi:299.74
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:98
Coordinates:42.1897°N -72.8589°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:01071
Area Code:413
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:25-58615
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0608480
Unit Pref:Imperial

Russell is a census-designated place that comprises the populated center of the town of Russell in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of the CDP was 786 at the 2010 census,[2] out of 1,775 in the entire town of Russell. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

The Russell CDP is in the northern part of the town of Russell, along U.S. Route 20 in the valley of the Westfield River. The CDP is bordered to the east by the Westfield River, to the west by the Blandford town line, and to the south by Blandford Stage Road. To the north, the CDP reaches to a line just south of the village of Crescent Mills.[3] US 20 leads southeast from Russell down the Westfield River valley to Westfield and to Springfield, and northwest across the height of land of the Berkshires to Lee.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Russell CDP has a total area of 6sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.32%, are water.[2]

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Russell CDP, Massachusetts. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. August 7, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213093740/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2558615. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: TIGERweb: Russell CDP, MA. Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. August 7, 2017.