Amherst, Wisconsin | |
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,_Wisconsin&sq=&lang=&file=File:WIMap-doton-Amherst.png) Location of Amherst, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′43″N 89°17′46″W / 44.46194°N 89.29611°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Portage |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,435 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 715 & 534 |
Amherst is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2000 census. The ghost town of Lake Emily was located in the town.
The Town of Amherst was established in 1851.[1]
- ^ Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt (1959). Our County, Our Story: Portage County, Wisconsin (PDF). Portage County Board of Supervisors. p. 241.