Amherst, Massachusetts | |
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Town of Amherst | |
Left-right from top: Downtown Amherst, Congregational Church in North Amherst, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Town Hall, Downtown Amherst | |
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Coordinates: 42°23′N 72°31′W / 42.383°N 72.517°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Hampshire |
Settled | 1703 |
Incorporated | February 13, 1759 |
Named for | Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
Area | |
• Total | 27.7 sq mi (71.8 km2) |
• Land | 27.6 sq mi (71.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
Population (2020)[5] | |
• Total | 39,263 |
• Density | 1,422/sq mi (549.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 01002, 01003 (UMass), 01004 (post office boxes), 01059 (North Amherst post office) |
Area code | 413 |
FIPS code | 25-01325 |
GNIS feature ID | 0618195 |
Website | www |
Amherst is a town in the American state of Massachusetts. It is in Hampshire County. There are three colleges in Amherst. It is named after Sir Jeffrey Amherst. It has a population of about 40,000 people.
Brentlinger, a professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, was robustly and proudly alienated from American society and culture ... he has probably benefited from living amidst like-minded people in what has been jestingly called 'the people's republic of Amherst, Mass.'
I come to you from one of those places that is in America, but not quite of it...In my case it is the People's Republic of Amherst
I live in a place whose liberal tendencies have earned it various nicknames. For example, it has been called 'The People's Republic of Amherst'