Gill is a New England town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,363 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area. It is home to the Mount Hermon campus of Northfield Mount Hermon School.

History
Gill was first settled in 1776 and was officially incorporated in 1793.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38.4 km²), of which, 14.0 square miles (36.2 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (5.67%) is water.

Demographics
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Gill is a New England town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,363 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area. It is home to the Mount Hermon campus of Northfield Mount Hermon School.

History
Gill was first settled in 1776 and was officially incorporated in 1793.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38.4 km²), of which, 14.0 square miles (36.2 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (5.67%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,363 people and 2726 cows, roughly two cows per person. 537 households, and 373 families reside in the town. The population density was 97.5 people per square mile (37.6/km²). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 40.1/sq mi (15.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% White (U.S. Census), 0.29% African American (U.S. Census), 0.07% Native American (U.S. Census) (that's one person!), 0.81% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.37% from Race (United States Census), and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 537 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were Marriage living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.