21.352 An Order to Define Wards and Precincts in the City of Northampton1 | Page
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council November 8, 2021
Upon the Recommendation of City Clerk Pamela L. Powers & City GIS Coordinator James Thompson,
21.352 – An Order to Define Wards and Precincts in the City of Northampton
Whereas,
Northampton City Charter, Article 8 Elections, Section 8-6 Wards, calls for the city clerk to establish 7
wards to consist of nearly an equal number of inhabitants; and
Whereas,
Northampton City Charter further requires the City Council to review these wards every 10 years; and
Whereas
Northampton is required by law to re-draw ward and precinct lines after the 2020 Federal Census
concluded that existing precincts no longer meets the legal standard for equal number of residents per
ward and precinct;
Now therefore be it Ordered that
The City is hereby divided into seven wards bounded as far as possible by the center line of known
streets or ways or other defined limits described as follows:
A.Ward 11
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All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 3
intersection of Broad Brook and the base of the Fitzgerald Lake Dam spillway, and proceeding northerly 4
along Broad Brook to the Hatfield/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the 5
Hatfield/Northampton town/city line to the Hadley/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly 6
along the Hadley/Northampton town/city line to the Norwottuck Rail Trail, and proceeding southwesterly 7
along the Norwottuck Rail Trail to Bates Street, and proceeding northerly along Bates Street to the 8
intersection of Bates Street, Bradford Street, and Industrial Drive, and proceeding northwesterly along 9
Industrial Drive approximately 1,200 feet to the Northampton Storage Solutions private road, and 10
proceeding southwesterly along the Northampton Storage Solutions private road to the Boston and Maine 11
Railroad right-of-way, and proceeding northerly along the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way to 12
Damon Road, and proceeding westerly along Damon Road to King Street, and proceeding southerly along 13
King Street to Finn Street, and proceeding westerly along Finn Street to Prospect Street, and 14
proceeding westerly on Prospect Street to Franklin Street, and proceeding southerly along 15
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Franklin Street to Elm Street, and proceeding westerly along Elm Street to North Elm Street, and 16
proceeding northwesterly along North Elm Street to its intersection with Locust Street/Route 9, 17
and continuing westerly along Locust Street/Route 9 to Hatfield Street, and proceeding northerly 18
along Hatfield Street to North Elm Street, and proceeding northwesterly along North Elm Street 19
to Bridge Road, and proceeding westerly along Bridge Road approximately 335 feet to the 20
driveway/parking lot entrance at 572 Bridge Road, and proceeding northeasterly approximately 350 feet 21
along the driveway/parking lot to Old Quarry Road, and proceeding northerly along Old Quarry Road to 22
its terminus, and proceeding northerly approximately 4,900 feet from the Old Quarry Road terminus to 23
the point of beginning. 24
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B.Ward 227
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 28
intersection with the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway and Rocky Hill Road, and 29
proceeding northerly along the driveway of the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections to its 30
intersection with the Department of Food and Agriculture private road, and proceeding northerly along 31
the Department of Food and Agriculture private road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and 32
continuing northeasterly along the Department of Food and Agriculture farm road to the Mill River, and 33
proceeding northerly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding 34
northerly along Broughtons Brook to Federal Street, and proceeding easterly along Federal Street to 35
Vernon Street and proceeding northerly along Vernon street to its intersection with Elm street, and 36
proceeding easterly on Elm Street to its intersection with Franklin Street, and proceeding northerly on 37
Franklin Street to its intersection with Prospect Street, and proceeding on Prospect Street to its 38
intersection with Finn Street, and continuing on Prospect Street to its intersection with Tyler Court, and 39
continuing on Prospect Street to its intersection with Elm Street, and proceeding easterly on Elm Street 40
to its intersection with West Street/Route 66, and proceeding southerly along West Street/Route 66 to its 41
intersection with Belmont Avenue, and proceeding southerly approximately 70 feet to Veterans Field 42
parking lot road, and proceeding easterly along the Veterans Field parking lot road to the Manhan Rail 43
Trail, and proceeding westerly along the Manhan Rail Trail to the Mill River Dike, and proceeding 44
northwesterly along the Mill River Dike to West Street/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along West 45
Street/Route 66 to Earle Street, and proceeding southerly along Earle Street to Manhan Rail Trail, and 46
proceeding westerly approximately 1,270 feet along the Manhan Rail Trail to a brook, and proceeding 47
north west approximately 800 feet along the thread of the brook to Grove Street, and continuing 48
southeasterly approximately 380 feet to the terminus of the Meadowland Condo access road, and 49
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proceeding westerly along the Meadowland Condo access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, and 50
proceeding westerly along Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the point of beginning. 51
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C.Ward 354
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of the 55
intersection of the Norwottock Rail Trail the Hadley/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding 56
southerly along the Hadley/Northampton town/city line to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, 57
and proceeding westerly along the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mount Tom Road/Route 58
5, and proceeding northerly along Mount Tom Road/Route 5 to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northerly 59
along Pleasant Street to Dike Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike Road to Lyman Road, and 60
proceeding northwesterly along Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and proceeding northerly along 61
South Street/Route 10 to Old South Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Old South Street to its 62
intersection with Conz Street, and continuing northerly along Old South Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, 63
and proceeding easterly along the Manhan Rail Trail to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northwesterly 64
along Pleasant Street/Route 5 to the intersection of Main Street, King Street, and Pleasant Street, and 65
continuing northerly along King Street to Damon Road, and proceeding easterly along Damon Road to the 66
Boston and Main Railroad right-of-way, and proceeding southerly along the Boston and Main railroad 67
right-of-way to its intersection with the Northampton Storage Solutions private road, and proceeding 68
northeasterly along the Northampton Storage Solutions private road to its intersection with Industrial 69
Drive, and proceeding southeasterly approximately 1,200 feet along Industrial Drive to its intersection with 70
Bates Street, Bradford Street and Industrial Drive, and continuing southeasterly along Bates Street to its 71
intersection with the Norwottuck Rail Trail, and continuing northeasterly along the Norwottuck Rail Trail 72
to the point of beginning. 73
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D.Ward 476
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of the 77
Manhan Rail Trail and the Veterans Field parking lot access road proceeding southwesterly along the 78
Manhan Rail Trail to the Mill River Dike, and proceeding northwesterly along the Mill River Dike to West 79
Street/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along West Street/Route 66 to Earle Street, and proceeding 80
southerly along Earle Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding approximately 1,270 feet westerly 81
on the Manhan Trail to a brook, and proceeding approximately 800 feet northwest along the thread of 82
the brook to Grove Street, and continuing southeasterly approximately 380 feet to the terminus of the 83
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Meadowland Condominium access road, and proceeding westerly along the Meadowland Condominium 84
access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the 85
Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway, and proceeding northerly along the Hampshire 86
County Jail and House of Corrections driveway to its intersection with the Department of Food and 87
Agriculture private road, and proceeding northerly along the Department of Food and Agriculture private 88
road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to Florence 89
Road, and proceeding southerly along Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, 90
and proceeding easterly along the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mt. Tom Road/Route 5, 91
and proceeding northerly along Mt. Tom Road/Route 5 to Dike Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike 92
Road to Lyman Road, and proceeding westerly along Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and 93
proceeding northerly along South Street/Route 10 to the intersection of South Street, Old South Street 94
and School Street, and proceeding easterly along Old South Street to Conz Street, and continuing on Old 95
South Street to its intersection with the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding easterly along the Manhan Rail 96
Trail to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Pleasant Street to its intersection with King 97
and Main Street, and continuing northerly on King Street to Finn Street, and proceeding westerly on Finn 98
Street to its intersection with Prospect Street, and proceeding southerly on Prospect Street to its 99
intersection with Tyler Court, and continuing southerly on Prospect Street to its intersection with Elm 100
Street, and proceeding easterly on Elm Street to its intersection with West Street/Route 66, and 101
proceeding westerly on West Street/Route 66 to its intersection with Belmont Avenue, and proceeding 102
approximately 70 feet southerly to the point of beginning. 103
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E. Ward 5 105
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 106
intersection of Pine Street and Florence Road, and proceeding easterly along Pine Street to Park Street, 107
and proceeding northerly along Park Street to Meadow Street, and proceeding easterly along Meadow 108
Street to North Main Street, and proceeding westerly on North Main Street to Bardwell Street, and 109
proceeding easterly along Bardwell Street to North Maple Street, and proceeding northerly along North 110
Maple Street to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding easterly along Sheffield Lane to Hillcrest Drive, and 111
proceeding northerly along Hillcrest Drive to Bridge Road, and proceeding easterly along Bridge Road to 112
North Elm Street, and proceeding southerly along North Elm Street to Hatfield Street, and proceeding 113
westerly along Hatfield Street to Locust Street, and proceeding easterly on Locust Street to its intersection 114
with North Elm Street, and continuing along North Elm Street to Elm Street, and continuing on Elm Street 115
to Vernon Street, and proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to Federal Street, and proceeding 116
westerly along Federal Street to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding southerly along Broughtons Brook to 117
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the Mill River, and proceeding southwesterly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to the 118
Department of Food and Agriculture farm road, and proceeding southwesterly along the Department of 119
Food and Agriculture farm road to Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to 120
Florence Road, and proceeding northerly along Florence Road to the point of beginning. 121
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F. Ward 6124
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 125
intersection of Turkey Hill Road and the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line and proceeding 126
easterly along Turkey Hill Road to Parsons Brook, and proceeding easterly along Parsons Brook to Sylvester 127
Road, and proceeding southerly along Sylvester Road to Ryan Road, and proceeding easterly along Ryan 128
Road to Parsons Brook, and proceeding northerly along Parsons Brook to the powerline right-of-way, and 129
proceeding easterly along powerline right-of-way to Florence Stream, and proceeding easterly along 130
Florence Stream to Florence Pond shoreline, and proceeding easterly along Florence Pond shoreline to 131
the Florence Stream, and proceeding easterly along Florence Stream to Florence Road, and proceeding 132
easterly along Florence Road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and continuing southerly along 133
Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly along the 134
Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line, and 135
proceeding northerly along the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line to the point of beginning. 136
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G. Ward 7139
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 140
intersection of the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line and the Westhampton/Northampton 141
town/city line and proceeding easterly along the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line to the 142
Hatfield/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the Hatfield/Northampton town/city 143
line to Broad Brook, and proceeding southerly along Broad Brook to the base of the Fitzgerald Lake dam 144
spillway, and proceeding southerly approximately 4,900 feet to the terminus of Old Quarry Road, and 145
proceeding southerly along Old Quarry Road to the driveway/parking lot of 572 Bridge Road, and 146
proceeding approximately 350 feet southwesterly along the driveway/parking lot to Bridge Road and 147
proceeding westerly along Bridge Road to Hillcrest Drive, and proceeding southerly along Hillcrest Drive 148
to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding westerly along Sheffield Lane to North Maple Street, and proceeding 149
southerly along North Maple Street to Bardwell Street, and proceeding westerly along Bardwell Street to 150
North Main Street, and proceeding easterly along North Main Street to Meadow Street, and proceeding 151
westerly on Meadow Street to Park Street, and proceeding westerly along Park Street to Pine Street, and 152
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proceeding westerly along Pine Street to the Mill River, and continuing along Pine Street to its intersection 153
with Spring Street, Pine Street, and Florence Pond Road, and proceeding southerly along Florence Road 154
to Florence Stream, and proceeding westerly along the Florence Stream to the Florence Pond shoreline, 155
and proceeding westerly along the Florence Pond shoreline to Florence Stream, and proceeding westerly 156
along the Florence Stream to the powerline right-of-way, and proceeding westerly along the powerline 157
right-of way to Parsons Brook, and proceeding southerly along Parsons Brook to Ryan Road, and 158
proceeding westerly along Ryan Road to Sylvester Road, and proceeding northerly along Sylvester Road 159
to Parsons Brook, and proceeding westerly along Parsons Brook to Turkey Hill Road, and proceeding 160
westerly along Turkey Hill Road to the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding 161
northerly along the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line to the point of beginning. 162
Further ordered that each ward shall consist of two precincts per ward as described in City Council,
October 21, 2021:
Ward 1 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 1A & 1B
Ward 2 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 2A & 2B
Ward 3 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 3A & 3B
Ward 4 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 4A & 4B
Ward 5 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 5A & 5B
Ward 6 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 6A & 6B
Ward 7 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 7A & 7B
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