Amherst
town in Virginia, USA
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Amherst
Summary
Amherst is a town in the United States[1]. Amherst has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Amherst is located in Amherst County[3].
- Amherst is in the country of United States[4].
- Amherst's head of government is recorded as D. Dwayne Tuggle[5].
- Amherst's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[6].
- Amherst's postal code is recorded as 24521[7].
- Amherst's Commons category is recorded as Amherst, Virginia[8].
- Amherst's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[9].
- Amherst's local dialing code is recorded as 434[10].
- January 1, 1807 marks the founding of Amherst[11].
- Amherst's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.58514, 'lon': -79.05141}[12].
- Amherst's official website is recorded as http://www.amherstva.gov/[13].
- Amherst has a population of {'amount': '+2231'}[14].
- Amherst has a population of {'amount': '+2110'}[15].
- Amherst's capital of is recorded as Amherst County[16].
- Amherst's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amherst'}[17].
- Amherst's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1144'}[18].
- Amherst's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Amherst, Virginia[19].
- Amherst sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+232'}[20].
- Amherst covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.731502'}[21].
- Amherst covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.732005'}[22].
- Amherst's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.3254'}[23].
- Amherst's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+33487'}[24].
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Founding
January 1, 1807 marks the founding of Amherst[11].
Identity
Amherst's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amherst'}[17].
Why It Matters
Amherst has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Amherst is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]