Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts

Chicopee, Massachusetts
City
The former Chicopee High School
Seal
Nickname(s): Crossroads of New England
Motto: Industriae Variae (Varied Industries)
Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts
Chicopee, Massachusetts Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°08′55″N 72°36′30″W / 42.14861°N 72.60833°W / 42.14861; -72.60833Coordinates: 42°08′55″N 72°36′30″W / 42.14861°N 72.60833°W / 42.14861; -72.60833
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Hampden
Settled	1640
Incorporated (town)	1848
Incorporated (city)	1890
Government
• Type	Mayor-council city
• Mayor	Richard Kos (R)
Area
• Total	23.9 sq mi (61.9 km2)
• Land	22.9 sq mi (59.2 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Elevation	200 ft (61 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	55,298
• Density	2,313.7/sq mi (893.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	01013, 01020, 01021
Area code(s)	413
FIPS code	25-13660
GNIS feature ID	0617597
Website	www.chicopeema.gov

Chicopee (/ˈtʃɪkəpi/ CHIK-ə-pee) is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 55,298, making it the second largest city in Western Massachusetts after Springfield. The current mayor is Richard Kos.

Chicopee uses the nickname “Crossroads of New England” as part of a business-development marketing campaign. The name reflects the city's convenient location amongst a number of metropolitan areas and its transportation network. Four highways run through its boundaries: I-90, I-91, I-291, and I-391. State routes such as Route 33, 116, and 141, are major providers of regional linkage.

The communities of Chicopee Center (Cabotville), Chicopee Falls, Willimansett, Fairview, Smith Highlands, Aldenville, Burnett Road, and Westover are located in the city.

The city is named after the Chicopee River, whose mouth empties into the Connecticut River on in its boundaries. "Chicopee" is a Nipmuc word, probably from chekee ("violent") and pe ("waters") in most Algonquian dialects, with reference to rapids. The Nipmucs were the indigenous people of the lands that today make up the City of Chicopee, prior to the arrival of European colonists.