Town of Alford, Massachusetts

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Springfield. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the east of Alford and has a population of 152,082 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Hartford (CT). It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the southeast of Alford and has a population of 121,578 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bristol (CT)	SE	46 mi [74 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
	Bristol (CT)	SE	46 mi [74 km]	60,927	1.44% increase
	Enfield (CT)	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	44,895	0.7% decrease
	Hartford (CT)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
	Torrington (CT)	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	35,312	0.31% increase
	West Hartford (CT)	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	60,495	4.87% decrease
	Chicopee	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	54,941	0.53% increase
	Holyoke	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	39,947	0.27% increase
	Pittsfield	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	42,652	6.86% decrease
	Westfield	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	40,608	1.34% increase
	Albany (NY)	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	93,539	2.22% decrease
	Colonie (NY)	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	81,540	2.88% increase
	Poughkeepsie (NY)	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	44,065	3.01% increase
	Schenectady (NY)	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	61,152	1.08% decrease
	Troy (NY)	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	47,459	3.48% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Egremont	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,351	0.45% increase
	Great Barrington	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	7,379	1.97% decrease
	Great Barrington	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Housatonic	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Lee	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,763	3.71% decrease
	Lee	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Lenox	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,095	0.35% increase
	Lenox	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Monterey	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	950	1.71% increase
	Richmond	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,572	2% decrease
	Stockbridge	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,217	2.59% decrease
	West Stockbridge	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	1,432	1.13% increase
	Austerlitz (NY)	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,510	3.92% increase
	Canaan (NY)	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,844	1.32% increase
	Hillsdale (NY)	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,747	0.17% increase

Berkshire County

Alford is located in Berkshire County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkshire: Bennington (VT), Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Litchfield (CT), Columbia (NY) and Rensselaer (NY).

While not sharing a border with Berkshire, the following counties are close to Alford: Dutchess (NY), Greene (NY) and Albany (NY).

Below are counties that are near Alford (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alford:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alford
	Hartford County (CT)	SE	Hartland (CT)	28 miles [45 km]
	Litchfield County (CT)	S	Hammertown (CT)	14 miles [22 km]
	Franklin County	NE	West Hawley	30 miles [48 km]
	Hampden County	E	Chester	22 miles [35 km]
	Hampshire County	E	Bancroft	20 miles [32 km]
	Albany County (NY)	NW	Coeymans (NY)	24 miles [38 km]
	Columbia County (NY)	W	Green River (NY)	2 miles [3 km]
	Dutchess County (NY)	S	Whitehouse Crossing (NY)	16 miles [25 km]
	Greene County (NY)	W	Athens (NY)	20 miles [32 km]
	Rensselaer County (NY)	N	Brainard (NY)	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Massachusetts<3>

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