Amherst

Summary

Amherst is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. Amherst ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Amherst is located in Amherst^[3].
• Amherst is in the country of United States^[4].
• Amherst's image is recorded as The Congregational Church of Amherst NH.jpg^[5].
• Amherst's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].
• Amherst's instance of is recorded as village^[7].
• Amherst's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2629710^[8].
• Amherst's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 865239^[9].
• Amherst's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.8636, 'lon': -71.6239}^[10].
• Amherst's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 33-01220^[11].
• Amherst's population is recorded as {'amount': '+697'}^[12].
• Amherst's population is recorded as {'amount': '+613'}^[13].
• Amherst's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amherst'}^[14].
• Amherst's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+232'}^[15].
• Amherst's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+264'}^[16].
• Amherst's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.881234'}^[17].
• Amherst's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1hl3fzckz^[18].
• Amherst's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}^[19].
• Amherst's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+124445'}^[20].

Body

Geography

Amherst is in the country of United States^[4]. Amherst is located in Amherst^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Amherst's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.881234'}^[17]. Amherst's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+264'}^[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+697'}^[12] and {'amount': '+613'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[6] and village^[7].

Why It Matters

Amherst ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] Amherst has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Amherst is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]