Back مقاطعة بيركشاير (ماساتشوستس) Arabic مقاطعة بيركشاير، ماساتشوستس ARZ Berkshire County, Massachusetts BAR Бъркшър (окръг, Масачузетс) Bulgarian বার্কশায়ার কাউন্টি, ম্যাসাচুসেট্স BPY Comtat de Berkshire Catalan Berkshire Gông (Massachusetts) CDO Беркшир (гуо, Массачусетс) CE Berkshire County CEB Berkshire County, Massachusetts Welsh
Berkshire County | |
|---|---|
 Berkshire County Courthouse | |
 Seal | |
| Motto(s): Firmus et Paratus (Latin "Steadfast and Ready") | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts | |
 Massachusetts's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′46″N 73°12′36″W / 42.39613°N 73.209892°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Massachusetts |
| Founded | April 24, 1761 |
| Named for | Berkshire, England |
| Seat | Pittsfield |
| Largest city | Pittsfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 946 sq mi (2,450 km2) |
| • Land | 927 sq mi (2,400 km2) |
| • Water | 20 sq mi (50 km2) 2.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 129,026 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (50/km2) |
| Demonym | Berkshirite[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
Berkshire County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 129,026.[2] The county seat and largest city is Pittsfield.[3]
- ↑ "Cumulative Census of Peru, Massachusetts 1790-1920". Berkshire Genealogist. Vol. XXII. Berkshire Genealogical Society. 2001. p. 45.
Some Berkshirites with children 'of parts unknown' left bequests to absent heirs...
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Berkshire County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.