Middlefield, Massachusetts
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°20′54″N 73°00′56″W / 42.34833, -73.01556
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Hampshire
Settled	1780
Incorporated	1783
Government
- Type	Open town meeting
Area
- Total	24.2 sq mi (62.6 km²)
- Land	24.2 sq mi (62.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,677 ft (511 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	542
- Density	22.4/sq mi (8.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	01243
Area code(s)	413
FIPS code	25-40990
GNIS feature ID	0618204

Middlefield is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 542 at the 2000 census.

History

Middlefield was first settled in 1780 and was officially incorporated in 1783.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.2 square miles (62.6 km²), of which, 24.2 square miles (62.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 542 people, 213 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 22.4 people per square mile (8.7/km²). There were 263 housing units at an average density of 10.9/sq mi (4.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.89% White, 0.18% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 213 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,938, and the median income for a family was $53,889. Males had a median income of $35,208 versus $30,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,137. About 7.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Ebenezer Emmons, geologist

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Cities	Easthampton | Northampton
Towns	Amherst | Belchertown | Chesterfield | Cummington | Goshen | Granby | Hadley | Hatfield | Huntington | Middlefield | Pelham | Plainfield | South Hadley | Southampton | Ware | Westhampton | Williamsburg | Worthington
CDPs	Amherst Center | Belchertown | Granby | Hatfield | North Amherst | South Amherst | Ware
Villages	Florence | Leeds | Mount Tom