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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Berkshire County (pronounced ) is a county on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in 1761. The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known as Berkshirites. It exists today only as a historical geographic region, and has no county government, with the exception of the retirement board for former county workers, and certain offices such as the sheriff and registry of deeds.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 30,291
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| 1800 | 33,885
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| 1810 | 35,907
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| 1820 | 35,720
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| 1830 | 37,835
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| 1840 | 41,745
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| 1850 | 49,591
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| 1860 | 55,120
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| 1870 | 64,827
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| 1880 | 69,032
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| 1890 | 81,108
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| 1900 | 95,667
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| 1910 | 105,259
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| 1920 | 113,033
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| 1930 | 120,700
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| 1940 | 122,273
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| 1950 | 132,966
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| 1960 | 142,135
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| 1970 | 149,402
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| 1980 | 145,110
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| 1990 | 139,352
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Berkshire County, Massachusetts family history and genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki). History, towns and cities, county histories, birth, marriage, and death records, deeds, wills, court records, divorce records, naturalizations, tax records, warnings out, maps, and societies.
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