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Amherst ( / ˈæmhərst / ⓘ [ 3]) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Buffalo. As of 2020, the town had a total population of 129,595. [ 4] This represents an increase from 122,366 as reported in the 2010 census. [ 5] It is the 14th most populated municipality in New York.
The Hoover House, one of Amherst Museum's historic buildings. Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village is an open-air museum located in Amherst, New York. The Museum's mission is to preserve, interpret, and exhibit the agricultural history and rural heritage of the Buffalo Niagara region. A 35-acre (140,000 m 2) site, the Museum includes 10 historic ...
Amherst State Park is an 80-acre (0.32 km 2) park in Erie County, New York, United States. The park is located northeast of Buffalo, partially in the Village of Williamsville with the balance located in the Town of Amherst. The park is managed by the Town of Amherst under an agreement with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and ...
New York State Route 263 Map of western New York with NY 263 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by NYSDOT Length 10.47 mi (16.85 km) Existed c. 1931 –present Major junctions South end US 62 in Amherst Major intersections I-290 in Amherst I-990 in Amherst North end NY 78 on Amherst– Clarence town line Location Country United States State New York Counties Erie Highway system ...
The Historic Preservation Commission was established in 1994 under the auspices of Amherst's Historic Preservation Law, in accordance with Section 96-a of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York concerning protection of historic places, buildings and works of art. This provision of law gives the town government the authority to ...
August 16, 1977. The Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead (also known as Emily Dickinson Home or Emily Dickinson House) and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855 to 1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), whose poems ...
Amherst Central High School ( ACHS) is a public high school in Snyder, New York, United States, a hamlet within the town of Amherst, which is within the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It is the only high school in the Amherst Central School District. Approximately 861 students were enrolled during the 2018–2019 school year. [ 1]
New York State Route 270. New York State Route 270 ( NY 270) is a north–south state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs through rural and wooded areas of the town of Amherst in Erie County and the town of Pendleton in Niagara County. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 263 south of the hamlet ...