Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

The town was known by several different names, including Greenoch, Watsontown and Hartville, before being renamed in 1784 for George Washington.

[3] The town has always been rural, with few small industries, known more for being along the stage road to Pittsfield and along the rail line later.

[4] Located in central Berkshire County along the Hampshire County line, the town, which is roughly shaped, is bordered by Pittsfield to the northwest, Dalton, Hinsdale and Peru to the north, Middlefield to the east, Becket to the southeast, Lee to the southwest, and Lenox to the west.

[5] The mountain, which is surrounded by the October Mountain State Forest, rises to its high plain above the banks of the Housatonic River, falling slowly eastward towards the valley where Depot Brook (which feeds into a branch of the Westfield River) and the east branch of the Housatonic rise.

The population density was 14.4 people per square mile (5.6/km2), ranking it second to last in the county and sixth to last in the state.

Washington uses the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen.

Washington has no fire department or public library but relies on both Hinsdale and Becket having facilities.

In the Massachusetts Senate, the town is part of the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district, represented by Ben Downing, which includes all of Berkshire County and western Hampshire and Franklin counties.

All students in the district travel to Dalton to attend Nessacus Regional Middle School for sixth through eighth grades and Wahconah Regional High School for the high grades.