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Amherst (/ ˈ æ m h ər s t / ⓘ [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]
In 1953, Amherst voters passed the "Town Manager Act", which established the office of a town manager and reduced a number of elected positions. [10] In 1995, a charter commission was approved to study Amherst's government; the charter majority recommended a seven-person Council and a mayor, while also maintaining a reduced size representative ...
South Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census . [ 1 ] The CDP includes the village of South Amherst and residential subdivisions south of the Amherst town center.
Amherst. This town, like Aurora, is a six-mile (9.7 km) square. It is 22 miles (35 km) N.N.E. of Ellsworth. It is highly favored in respect to water power. It has one saw, one clapboard, one grist, two shingle mills, and a large tannery. Union River divides the town. East of it is good orchard land.
Amherst Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the City of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The CDP covers the primary village in town. The population was 19,065 at the 2010 census, [1] out of a total city population of 37,819. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County in the state of New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,753 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Hodgman State Forest, the Joe English Reservation and Baboosic Lake .
Amherst County is served by Amherst County Public Schools, which operates one central high school, two middle schools, and several elementary schools. [16] Temple Christian School is a private school located on the grounds of Temple Baptist Church. [17] Sweet Briar College is also located in Amherst County, just south of the town of Amherst.
The property was acquired by the Town of Amherst and New York State in January 2000, after both entities evenly split the $5 million price to purchase the former convent and surrounding area. New York State owns 77 acres (0.31 km 2) of the property while the Town of Amherst owns the remaining three acres (1.2 ha) of the park's lands. Under an ...