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Hawley, Massachusetts

Hawley, Massachusetts, in Franklin county, is 31 miles NW of Chicopee, Massachusetts (center to center) and 93 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is considered part of the Springfield metropolitan area. Hawley has a population of 336.

The People and Families of Hawley

In Hawley, about 66% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Hawley had a median family income of $46,875.

Hawley Housing

About 85% of housing units in Hawley are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Hawley, 81% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	31 miles NW of Chicopee, Massachusetts (center to center)
Nearest Large City	93 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Franklin
Metro Area	Springfield
Standard Zip Codes	01339
Phone Area Codes	413
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.564
Longitude	-72.877

Station	CUMMINGTON HILL
Distance	7.3 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 52 F
Jul Temp	58 to 78 F
Oct Temp	37 to 57 F
Annual Precip	48.7 inches

Station	CHESTER 2
Distance	19.1 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 31 F
Apr Temp	33 to 60 F
Jul Temp	57 to 86 F
Oct Temp	34 to 64 F
Annual Precip	61.6 inches

Station	AMHERST
Distance	21.6 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	336	100%
Male	175	52.1%
Female	161	47.9%
Under 18	79	23.5%
18+	257	76.5%
65+	50	14.9%
Median Age	44.4
Average Family Size	2.85
White	327	97.3%
African-American	1	0.3%
Asian	3	0.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	5	1.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	345
Growth	9
Growth %	2.7%

Ancestry	Percent
English	17.2%
German	15%
Irish	14.1%
French Canadian	14.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.5%
US/American	6.2%
Dutch	3.5%
Greek	3.1%
Italian	3.1%
French (except Basque)	2.6%
Swedish	2.6%
Scottish	1.8%
Scandinavian	1.3%
Polish	1.3%
British	1.3%
Acadian/Cajun	0.9%
Portuguese	0.9%
Pennsylvania German	0.9%
Welsh	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
Hungarian	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Hawley	336	$46,875
Ashfield	1,800	$56,739
Buckland	1,991	$51,420
Charlemont	1,358	$50,962
Cummington	978	$48,750
Plainfield	589	$46,042
Savoy	705	$50,114

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