West Springfield, Massachusetts (English Wikipedia)

Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1855). History of Western Massachusetts; the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles. p. 148.
Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1855). History of Western Massachusetts; the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles. p. 70. On the 7th of July, 1786, the part of West Springfield now embraced in Holyoke was incorporated as the Third Parish of West Springfield, and was called 'Ireland,' and 'Ireland Parish,' from the fact that several Irish families were the first settlers of the territory, though there is no record of the date of their settlement

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"Colonial Architecture in Western Massachusetts". The American Architect and Building News. Vol. 47. January 26, 1895. p. 39.
C.B. Tillinghast. The free public libraries of Massachusetts. 1st Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1891. Google books

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"Interstate 91-Massachusetts". www.bostonroads.com.
"Interstate 91-Massachusetts".

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"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
"1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts" (PDF). US Census Bureau. December 1981. Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980. PC80-1-A23. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
"1950 Census of Population" (PDF). Bureau of the Census. 1952. Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
"1920 Census of Population" (PDF). Bureau of the Census. Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1920, 1910, and 1920. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
"1890 Census of the Population" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
"1870 Census of the Population" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1872. Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
"1860 Census" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1864. Pages 220 through 226. State of Massachusetts Table No. 3. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
"1850 Census" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1854. Pages 338 through 393. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c. Retrieved July 12, 2011.

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"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF). US Census Bureau. December 1990. Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990. 1990 CP-1-23. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
"City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
Census of Population and Housing - U.S. Census Bureau. Census.gov. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.

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"Census - Geography Profile: West Springfield Town city, Massachusetts". Retrieved September 26, 2021.

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"Total Population (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1". American FactFinder, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts. United States Census Bureau. 2010.

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"Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2011.

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US-5: A Highway To History. Chronos-historical.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.

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"History". Donut Dip. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

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Town of West Springfield, DPW Water Division. "Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, 2022 Reporting Year".

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Southwick Wellfield and Treatment Facility Improvements

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"West Springfield: Green Book Links".

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"International Paper - Paper Making Timeline".

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West Springfield mother dies while shielding 15-year-old daughter from tornado. masslive.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
President Obama's disaster area declaration opens door for federal aid, buoys hopes of tornado-tossed communities in Western Massachusetts. masslive.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
Bear Hole in West Springfield becomes model for land protection with permanent conservation restriction

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"Fish Delay Bridge Demolition". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 11, 1987. Section 1, p. 30.

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A Citizens' Guide to "Bear Hole" West Springfield, Massachusetts - An informational guide to West Springfield's watershed and conservation area

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Although it is called the "Town of West Springfield," it is a statutory city of Massachusetts. See Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. "Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates". Retrieved September 13, 2022.

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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (May 6, 2003). "Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) Report for West Springfield Water Department" (PDF).

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July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available: Municipal Pie Reports Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-08-04

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Tighe & Bond Revamps Existing SCADA System

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"Office of the Mayor". West Springfield, Massachusetts. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
West Springfield Department of Public Works. "Water Division - Our Water Source".

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David M. Ahronian; et al. (Fall 2009). "Making Connections - Envisioning Springfield's North End".

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"Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts". Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available: Municipal Pie Reports Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-08-04

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"Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts". Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.

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"West Springfield Public Library". Retrieved November 9, 2010.