Agawam, MA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in July 2009: 28,616. >Population change since 2000: +1.7%

Population (male): 13,593

Population (female): 15,023

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Agawam: 128.0 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall):

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (23.6%), Irish (20.4%), French (17.2%), Polish (12.8%), English (10.6%), French Canadian (10.3%).

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 01030

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2019: $74,811 (it was $49,390 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2019: $37,735 (it was $22,562 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $253,778 (it was $128,700 in 2000) Agawam:$253,778MA:$418,600

Races:
      White alone - 26,871 - 95.5%
      Hispanic - 514 - 1.8%
      Asian alone - 272 - 1.0%
      Black alone - 249 - 0.9%
      Two or more races - 182 - 0.6%
      American Indian alone - 40 - 0.1%
      Other race alone - 14 - 0.05%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 2 - 0.01%

On May 15, 1636, William Pynchon purchased land on both sides of the Connecticut River from the local Pocomtuc Indians known as Agawam, which included present-day Springfield, Chicopee, Longmeadow, and West Springfield, Massachusetts. The purchase price for the Agawam portion was 10 coats, 10 hoes, 10 hatchets, 10 knives, and 10 fathoms of wampum. Agawam and West Springfield separated from Springfield to become the parish of Springfield in 1757; Agawam and West Springfield split in 1800. Agawam incorporated as a town on May 17, 1855.

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Agawam, MA Locations

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Agawam, MA Testing Locations

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1068 SHOEMAKER LN 1.3 miles

1068 SHOEMAKER LN
FEEDING HILLS, MA 1030
Categories: FEEDING HILLS MA

233 CAREW ST 4.3 miles

233 CAREW ST
SPRINGFIELD, MA 1104
Categories: SPRINGFIELD MA

780 Chestnut St, 4.4 miles

780 Chestnut St,
Springfield, MA 1107
Categories: Springfield MA

75 SPRINGFIELD RD 4.5 miles

75 SPRINGFIELD RD
WESTFIELD, MA 1085
Categories: WESTFIELD MA

311 East Main Street 5.2 miles

311 East Main Street
Westfield, MA 1085
Categories: Westfield MA

200 N MAIN ST 6.7 miles

200 N MAIN ST
EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 1028
Categories: EAST LONGMEADOW MA

1233 MAIN ST 6.8 miles

1233 MAIN ST
HOLYOKE, MA 1040
Categories: HOLYOKE MA

140 HAZARD AVE Ste 102 7.0 miles

140 HAZARD AVE Ste 102
ENFIELD, CT 6082
Categories: ENFIELD CT

1515 ALLEN ST 7.2 miles

1515 ALLEN ST
SPRINGFIELD, MA 1118
Categories: SPRINGFIELD MA

430 Cooley Street 7.9 miles

430 Cooley Street
Springfield, MA 1128
Categories: Springfield MA

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Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,438 at the 2010 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the Connecticut River, directly across from Springfield, Massachusetts. It is considered part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is contiguous with the Knowledge Corridor area, the 2nd largest metropolitan area in New England. Agawam contains a subsection, Feeding Hills.

The Six Flags New England amusement park is located in Agawam, on the banks of the Connecticut River. Agawam's ZIP code of 01001 is the lowest number in the continental United States (not counting codes used for specific government buildings such as the IRS).

The Native American village originally sited on the west bank of the Connecticut River was known as Agawam, or Agawanus, Aggawom, Agawom, Onkowam, Igwam, and Auguam. It is variously speculated to mean "unloading place" and "fishcuring place", perhaps in reference to fish at Agawam Falls being unloaded from canoes for curing on the flats at the mouth of the Westfield River.

Ipswich, Massachusetts, was also known as Agawam during much of the 17th century, after the English name for the Agawam tribe of northeastern Massachusetts.

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Population (total): Population in July 2009: 28,616. >Population change since 2000: +1.7%

Population (male): 13,593

Population (female): 15,023

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Agawam: 128.0 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall):

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (23.6%), Irish (20.4%), French (17.2%), Polish (12.8%), English (10.6%), French Canadian (10.3%).

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 01030

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2019: $74,811 (it was $49,390 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2019: $37,735 (it was $22,562 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $253,778 (it was $128,700 in 2000) Agawam:$253,778MA:$418,600

Races:
      White alone - 26,871 - 95.5%
      Hispanic - 514 - 1.8%
      Asian alone - 272 - 1.0%
      Black alone - 249 - 0.9%
      Two or more races - 182 - 0.6%
      American Indian alone - 40 - 0.1%
      Other race alone - 14 - 0.05%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 2 - 0.01%

On May 15, 1636, William Pynchon purchased land on both sides of the Connecticut River from the local Pocomtuc Indians known as Agawam, which included present-day Springfield, Chicopee, Longmeadow, and West Springfield, Massachusetts. The purchase price for the Agawam portion was 10 coats, 10 hoes, 10 hatchets, 10 knives, and 10 fathoms of wampum. Agawam and West Springfield separated from Springfield to become the parish of Springfield in 1757; Agawam and West Springfield split in 1800. Agawam incorporated as a town on May 17, 1855.