Amherst | |
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 Amherst Historical Society building | |
 Seal | |
 Location of Amherst, Virginia | |
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| Coordinates: 37°34′37″N 79°3′2″W / 37.57694°N 79.05056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Amherst |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.92 sq mi (12.75 km2) |
| • Land | 4.90 sq mi (12.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,231 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 2,180 |
| • Density | 444.72/sq mi (171.70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24521 |
| Area code | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-01672[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498447[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Amherst (formerly Dearborn) is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census.[5] It is the county seat of Amherst County.[6]
Amherst is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUsewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Amherst town, Virginia" (Amherst was granted a charter by the Virginia General Assembly in April 1910). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.