Back أمهيرست (فرجينيا) Arabic آمهرزت، ویرجینیا AZB Amherst (Virgínia) Catalan Эмгерст (Виргини) CE Amherst (kapital sa kondado) CEB Amherst, Virginia Welsh Amherst (Virginia) German Amherst (Virginia) Spanish Amherst (Virginia) Basque امهرست، ویرجینیا Persian
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 Amherst Historical Society building | |
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 Location of Amherst, Virginia | |
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| Coordinates: 37°34′37″N 79°3′2″W / 37.57694°N 79.05056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Amherst |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.92 sq mi (12.75 km2) |
| • Land | 4.90 sq mi (12.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,231 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 2,180 |
| • Density | 444.72/sq mi (171.70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24521 |
| Area code | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-01672[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498447[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Amherst (formerly Dearborn) is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census.[5] It is the county seat of Amherst County.[6]
Amherst is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUsewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Amherst town, Virginia" (Amherst was granted a charter by the Virginia General Assembly in April 1910). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.