Amherst, Massachusetts
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| Amherst, Massachusetts | |
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| — Town — | |
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| Nickname(s): The People's Republic of Amherst[1][2][3] | |
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| Coordinates: 42°22′49″N 72°31′25″W / 42.38028°N 72.52361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Hampshire |
| Settled | 1703 |
| Incorporated | 1759 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative town meeting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.8 sq mi (71.9 km2) |
| • Land | 27.7 sq mi (71.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 37,819 |
| • Density | 1,365.3/sq mi (526.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 01002 |
| Area code(s) | 413 |
| FIPS code | 25-01325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618195 |
| Website | www.amherstma.gov |
This article is about Amherst, Massachusetts. For other uses, see Amherst (disambiguation).
Amherst is a town in the American state of Massachusetts. It is in Hampshire County. There are three colleges in Amherst. It is named after Sir Jeffrey Amherst. It has a population of about 30,000 people.
[change] References
- ↑ Hollander, Paul (1981). Political pilgrims: Western intellectuals in search of the good society. Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. xxv. http://books.google.com/books?id=pGiOK2dgDpMC&lpg=PR25&dq=%22The%20People's'%20Republic%20of%20Amherst%22&pg=PR25#v=onepage&q=%22The%20People's'%20Republic%20of%20Amherst%22&f=false.
- ↑ Arkes, Hadley (1996), "Response to Fund", in Schaefer, David Lewis; Schaefer, Roberta Rubel, The future of cities, Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc., p. 9, http://books.google.com/books?id=MwGvsMCedbAC&lpg=PA9&dq=%22The%20People's'%20Republic%20of%20Amherst%22&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=%22The%20People's'%20Republic%20of%20Amherst%22&f=false
- ↑ Sarat, Austin (2008), "Contested Terrain: Visions of Multiculturalism in an American Town", in Minow, Martha; Shweder, Richard A.; Markus, Hazel, TJust schools: pursuing equality in societies of difference, New York: Russell Sage Foundation, p. 102, http://books.google.com/books?id=4prnffr17fgC&lpg=PA102&dq=Amherst%20massachusetts%20nickname&pg=PA102#v=onepage&q&f=false
[change] Other websites
- Town of Amherst Official Site
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Amherst College
- Hampshire College
- Amherst Bulletin newspaper
- Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
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