Southampton (/saʊθˈhæmptən/ ⓘ)[1] is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
Southampton is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Senator Ted Kennedy was involved in a plane crash in the town.
Southampton is bordered by Easthampton to the northeast, Holyoke to the southeast, Westfield to the south, Montgomery to the southwest, Huntington for a very short length on the west, and Westhampton to the northwest.
There were 2,025 housing units at an average density of 71.9 per square mile (27.8/km2).
Of all households 16.8% were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.