Town of Alford, Massachusetts

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The Town of Alford is located in Berkshire County.

Alford is 250 feet [76.2 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Alford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Alford, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Alford had a population of 399 people^<2> (or 0.3% of the total population of Berkshire County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Alford had a population of 392 people. This is a decrease of 1.75% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Alford.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dalton	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	6,593	4.34% decrease
	Great Barrington	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	7,379	1.97% decrease
	Lee	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,763	3.71% decrease
	Lenox	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,095	0.35% increase
	Pittsfield	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	42,652	6.86% decrease
	Chatham (NY)	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,062	4.4% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Alford.

The Commemorative Quarter for Massachusetts<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alford. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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