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Lenox, Massachusetts

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Lenox town. It lies in ZIP code area 01240. It stands on Lanier Hill. The Survey maps it on the Stockbridge quadrangle. 1,639 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,257 feet above sea level.

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Lenox within Berkshire County

Population over time

2 figures

Lenox fell from 1,675 to 1,639 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	1,675
2020	1,639	-36 (-2%)

Then and now

1888 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lenox, surveyed 1997

Topographic sheet of Lenox, surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

42 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires nearby

50 since 2002

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Lenox between 2002 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	20
Recreation and ceremony	11
Equipment and vehicle use	7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3
Natural	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
Smoking	2
Other causes	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
21 September 2020	Smoking	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
18 September 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
1 September 2017	Natural	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
31 August 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
21 August 2002	Smoking	under an acre	Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
7 July 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
5 May 2015	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named
4 May 2015	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Berkshire County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,835 shown

Museums hold 1,835 specimens collected within 10 miles of Lenox between 1833 and 1975: 852 Animalia, 655 Plantae, 321 Fungi, 3 Unrecorded, 2 Chromista, 2 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A W Evans, A. Brown, A. E. Treat and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Bombus ternarius Say, 1837	1898	[Not Stated]	Hinsdale
Potamogeton pusillus subsp. tenuissimus (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) K.Richt.	1900	P. B. Weatherbee
Betula alleghaniensis Britton	1833	Collector unknown
Betula pumila L.	1833	Collector unspecified
Carex utriculata Boott	1833	W. L. Worcester
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T.Moore	1833	Collector unknown
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman	1833	Collector unknown
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.	1834	not recorded
Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre	1835	C. A. Shurtleff	Pittsfield
Bromus latiglumis (Shear) Hitchc.	1857	W. H. Leggett
Solidago patula Muhl. ex Willd.	1858	Brewer; Chickering
Acer saccharum Marshall	1897	Vail, A.M.	Tyringham

All 1,835 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 40 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Lenox: 22 past producers, 13 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Cheever Mines	Iron, Manganese	Producer	Goethite, Limonite
Cheever Mines	Iron, Manganese	Past Producer
Cone Limestone Mine	Iron, Magnesite, Zinc	Past Producer	1827
John S Lane and Son Inc	Limestone, General	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Lee Marble Inc Qy & Plant	Marble, Dimension	Producer
Lee Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Lee White Marble Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Past Producer	Metamorphic
No 6 Quarry & Plnt Lane & Son	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
North Adams Lime Quarry	Limestone, General	Producer	Stratabound
Abby Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Berkshire County

Storms nearby

51 since 1994

The National Weather Service names Lenox in 51 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 7 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	3 hurt	A roof was partially ripped off a horse barn and several trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds at the Aspinwall Equestrian Center off Route 7A, Main Street, in Lenox. \|\|A large tree and power lines were downed on Route 7 and 20, Pittsfield Road, just north of the entrance to the Aspinwell Shops due to strong thunderstorm winds. A vehicle was hit with debris resulting in minor injuries to a person. \|\|Along East Dugway Road, 10 trees and 8 utility poles were reported downed due to strong thunderstorm winds. Two cars were struck by downed trees and 2 people were treated for minor injuries. \|\|Trees were reported down near the Eastover Resort on East Road in Lenox due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 1997	Lightning	Lenox	1 hurt, $4,000	no account filed
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	1 hurt	In Lenox, numerous trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds\|along East Street between New Lenox Road and Housatonic Street, on Kemble Street at the Shakespeare and Company Campus and on Walker Street at the Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	$300,000	An estimated one thousand or more trees and branches were snapped or uprooted around the Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, north of of the Town of Lenox. Damage was also observed along the trails as well as a window breaking in the office. Preliminary damage estimates were up to $500,000.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Lenox	$75,000	A road construction project on Edgewood Drive over a creek was washed out due to flooding. A portion of East Street was also closed.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	$17,000	no account filed
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	$9,000	no account filed
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	$8,000	no account filed
June 2000	Flash Flood	Lenox	$4,000	no account filed
July 1997	Hail	Lenox	$2,000	no account filed
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Local law enforcement relayed a report of a downed tree in Lenox.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree was reported down on wires in the vicinity of Sherwood Drive in the Town of Lenox.
July 2024	Hail	Lenox	-	One inch hail was observed in the Town of Lenox.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	New Lenox	-	Trees and wires were reported down.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree was reported down on West Street near Tanglewood.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree was reported down on wires on Stockbridge Rd.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A NWS Storm Survey confirmed straight line wind damage in the Town of Lenox. Damage was sporadic and ranged from broken tree limbs to large diameter trees snapped and uprooted. Damage was most concentrated downwind of large open spaces or lakes. Downed trees blocked many roads and caused numerous power outages. Trees also fell onto homes and cars. Some festival tents were also blown away. The maximum estimated winds were 85 mph with a path length of 1.7 miles and width of 0.8 of a mile.
June 2021	Flash Flood	Lenox	-	There was flooding reported at the intersection of Housatonic Street and East Street.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Multiple trees were downed in Lenox.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Lenox	-	There were numerous roads flooded in the town of Lenox. All available firefighters were called in by the Lenox Fire Department.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed a severe thunderstorm produced a microburst along Cliffwood Street just northwest of downtown Lenox. Hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Some homes were damaged from the fallen trees. Winds were estimated between 80 and 90 mph with a path length of one-half mile and a path width of 50 yards.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	The National Weather Service storm survey confirmed a severe thunderstorm produced a microburst along Housatonic Street before ending at Kimball Farms in the Town of Lenox. Hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along its path. One home along Housatonic Street suffered wind damage to its siding. Some homes were damaged by fallen trees. Winds were estimated at 80 to 90 mph with a path length of one-half mile and a path width of 100 yards.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree and wires were downed on a house on East Street near the Town of Lenox.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	New Lenox	-	Trees were downed on a house on New Lenox Road near the Town of Lenox.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Trees and wires were downed.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree was downed in Lenox.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A telephone pole and wires were downed.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Trees were downed onto wires.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Trees and wires were downed near Mountain and Clifford Roads.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	One tree was reported down in Lenox as a result of thunderstorm winds.
July 2014	Flash Flood	Lenox	-	Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms led to flash flooding in Lenox. Two feet of water was flowing across Housatonic Street.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Lenox	-	Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding in the Lenox area. Multiple streets, including Lenox Road, was impacted by flooding.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Lenox	-	Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding in both Lenox and Lenoxdale. The intersection of East and Walker streets was closed due to flooding and repairs were needed to the roadway. In addition, washouts also occurred on Housatonic Street and Crystal Street.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	New Lenox	-	Trees were downed on Holmes Road in Pittsfield due to thunderstorm winds.
October 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree was downed on Kemble Street in Lenox as a result of thunderstorm winds.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds approximately one mile southeast of Lenox.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tall pine tree on Old Stockbridge Road, Route 7, was reported down by strong thunderstorm winds near Lenox Town Hall. A car crashed into the tree and the driver was reported hospitalized with lacerations.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree was reported down on a house on Walker Street in Lenox due to strong thunderstorm winds. Several sections of the house were reported damaged.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A tree was reported down on a house damaging most of the roof on Schermerhorn Parkway in Lenox due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Trees were reported down in Lenox due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Damage was reported to the exterior of a restaurant in Lenox due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2009	Hail	Lenox	-	Measured penny size hail was reported in Lenox during a thunderstorm.
July 2009	Flash Flood	Lenox	-	Numerous road were reported closed in Lenox due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	New Lenox	-	Several tree limbs were reported down approximately 4 miles south of Pittsfield due to strong thunderstorm winds. In addition, penny size hail was also reported during this thunderstorm.
July 2008	Hail	New Lenox	-	Penny size hail was reported approximately 4 miles south of Pittsfield during a thunderstorm. In addition, several tree limbs were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	A trained spotter reported that numerous trees were blown down in Lenox.
December 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Straight line winds from a thunderstorm downed hundreds of trees over a 1.5 mile path length, at a width of around 1 mile, near Lenox. Estimated maximum winds were between 80 and 85 MPH.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenox	-	Trees and wires down on Dugway Road.
June 1994	Hail	Lenox	-	Dime-size hail fell in Lenox while urban street flooding occurred in Stockbridge and Lenoxdale. Rainfall of 2.70 inches was observed in one hour and 15 minutes.
July 1998	Hail	Lenox	-	no account filed
July 1998	Hail	Lenox	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Berkshire County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Wheatleigh	1.3 miles	42
Tanglewood	1.4 miles	42
Camp Mah-Kee-Nac	1.7 miles	42
Eastover	1.8 miles	42
Lenox Station	2.2 miles	38
Mahkeenac Terrace	2.2 miles	42
Mahkeenac Shores	2.4 miles	42
Lenox Dale	2.5 miles	38

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Lenox	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6523150	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 607513. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.