Amherst

Summary

Amherst is a New England town^[1]. Amherst has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Amherst is located in Hampshire County^[3].
• Amherst is in the country of United States^[4].
• Amherst's instance of is recorded as New England town^[5].
• Amherst's instance of is recorded as college town^[6].
• Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst is named after Amherst^[7].
• Amherst's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arcachon^[8].
• Amherst's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kanegasaki^[9].
• Amherst's postal code is recorded as 01002^[10].
• Amherst's postal code is recorded as 01003^[11].
• Amherst's postal code is recorded as 01004^[12].
• Amherst is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampshire district^[13].
• Amherst is part of Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district^[14].
• Amherst is part of Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire and Franklin district^[15].
• Amherst's Commons category is recorded as Amherst, Massachusetts^[16].
• Amherst's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[17].
• 1703 marks the founding of Amherst^[18].
• Amherst's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.366667, 'lon': -72.516667}^[19].
• Amherst's official website is recorded as https://visithampshirecounty.com/explore/destinations/amherst/^[20].
• Amherst's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amherst, Massachusetts^[21].
• Amherst's Commons gallery is recorded as Amherst, Massachusetts^[22].
• Amherst has a population of {'amount': '+37819'}^[23].
• Amherst has a population of {'amount': '+34874'}^[24].
• Amherst has a population of {'amount': '+39263'}^[25].
• Amherst's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Amherst's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Amherst is in the country of United States^[4]. Amherst is located in Hampshire County^[3]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampshire district^[13], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[28], in United States^[29]; Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district^[14], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[30], in United States^[31]; and Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire and Franklin district^[15], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[32], in United States^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Amherst covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+27.8'}^[34]. Amherst sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+90'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+37819'}^[23], {'amount': '+34874'}^[24], and {'amount': '+39263'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include New England town^[5] and college town^[6].

History and Context

1703 marks the founding of Amherst^[18]. Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst is named after Amherst^[7].

Why It Matters

Amherst has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Amherst is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]