Montgomery, Massachusetts

Montgomery is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 838 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryMontgomery was first settled in 1767 and was officially incorporated in 1780. The town was named after General Richard Montgomery, who died in the Battle of Quebec. It took land from Westfield, Southampton, and unincorporated land that is now Huntington. A small town, it grew bigger when Interstate 90 was built in 1957 and has served as an outer commuter town to Springfield.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.2sqmi, of which 15.1sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.86%) is water. Montgomery is bordered by Southampton to the northeast, Westfield to the southeast, Russell to the southwest, and Huntington to the northwest. Its border with the towns of Huntington and Southampton make up a portion of the Hampden-Hampshire county border. The center of Montgomery lies 17mi west-northwest of Springfield and 101mi west of Boston. Thus, like most of Western Massachusetts, it is closer to two other states' capitals – Hartford and Albany – than its own.