Windsor, Massachusetts
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| Settled: 1767 – Incorporated: 1771 | |
| Zip Code(s): 01270 – Area Code(s): 413 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
 Location in Massachusetts |
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| Government | |
| County | Berkshire County |
| Form of Government | Open town meeting |
| Geography | |
| Area | |
| Total | 35.1 mi² / 91.0 km² |
| Land | 35.0 mi² / 90.6 km² |
| Water | 0.1 mi² / 0.4 km² |
| Coordinates | |
| Elevation | 2031 ft / 619 m |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| Population | |
| Total (2000) | 875 |
| Density | 25.0/mi² / 9.7/km² |
Windsor is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 875 at the 2000 census.
[edit] History
Windsor was first settled in 1767 and was officially incorporated in 1771.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 91.0 km² (35.1 mi²). 90.6 km² (35.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 875 people, 328 households, and 248 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.7/km² (25.0/mi²). There were 474 housing units at an average density of 5.2/km² (13.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.86% White, 0.34% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
There were 328 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,389, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $41,053 versus $24,808 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,794. About 4.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
