Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,018 at the 2020 census.[2]

Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Town
Official seal of Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Seal
Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts.
Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°17′15″N 73°19′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Settled1734
Incorporated1739
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
[1]
 • Total23.7 sq mi (61.3 km2)
 • Land22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation
842 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total2,018
 • Density85/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
01262
Area code413
FIPS code25-67595
GNIS feature ID0618274
Websitewww.townofstockbridge.com

Stockbridge is the home of "Alice's Restaurant". It became well known in a song by Arlo Guthrie, on an album he made in 1967.[3] The words to the song say the town of Stockbridge has "three stop signs, two police officers and one police car".

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Stockbridge town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  3. Sally Moore (29 March 1976). "Alice's Restaurant Is Alive and Well in Stockbridge, Mass. but An Exasperated Alice Is Moving on". People Magazine archive. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.


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