BerkshiresHancock, Massachusetts 01237 history, information, demographics
Hancock, a bedroom and vacation community between the Berkshire hills and the Taconic Range, is home to the Hancock Shaker Village and Jimminy Peak, a year-round resort which includes the states largest ski area. Hancock also is the home of a one-of-a-kind barn museum, a campground, a nudist camp, and twenty-four known and catalogued cemeteries.
Hancock, MA facts:
- Town Hall: Hancock, MA 01237
- Phone: (413) 738-5225
- Population: 721
- Settled/Inc'd: 1767/1776
- Named for: John Hancock
- Elevation: 1020'
- Demographic data: state.ma.us/cc/hancock.html
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Hancock's elementary school
Hancock's elementary school presently offers a unique academic atmosphere without grading that is personalized for each and every child.