Amherst
town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Amherst is a New England town[1]. Amherst ranks in the top 2% of new england town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,017 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hampshire County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: college town[5]
- Shares border with: Sunderland[6]
- Named after: Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Arcachon[8], Kanegasaki[9]
- Postal code: 01002[10], 01003[11], 01004[12]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampshire district[13], Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district[14], Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire and Franklin district[15]
- Commons category: Amherst, Massachusetts[16]
- Inception: 1703[17]
- Coordinate location: 42.366667, -72.516667[18]
- Official website: http://www.amherstma.gov/[19], https://visithampshirecounty.com/explore/destinations/amherst/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Amherst, Massachusetts[21]
- Commons gallery: Amherst, Massachusetts[22]
- Population: 37,819[23], 34,874[24], 39,263[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], The Encyclopedia Americana[28]
- Official name: Amherst[29]
- Category for people born here: Q17106861[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Amherst, Massachusetts[31]
- Number of households: 9488[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Amherst, Massachusetts[33]
- Different from: Amherst[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 90[35]
- Area: 27.8[36]
- Territory overlaps: Amherst Town–Northampton–Easthampton Town urban area[37]
Why It Matters
Amherst has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Amherst is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]