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.
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]