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Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 42°23′N 72°31′W / 42.383°N 72.517°W / 42.383; -72.517 From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amherst, Massachusetts
City
Town of Amherst
Left-right from top: Downtown Amherst, Congregational Church in North Amherst, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Town Hall, Downtown Amherst
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Nickname:"The People's Republic of Amherst"[1][2][3]
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°23′N 72°31′W / 42.383°N 72.517°W / 42.383; -72.517
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Hampshire
Settled	1703
Incorporated	February 13, 1759
Named for	Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Government
•Type	Council–manager
Area[4]
•Total	27.7sqmi (71.8km2)
•Land	27.6sqmi (71.5km2)
•Water	0.1sqmi (0.3km2)
Elevation	295ft (90m)
Population(2020)[5]
•Total	39,263
•Density	1,422/sqmi (549.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	01002, 01003 (UMass), 01004 (post office boxes), 01059 (North Amherst post office)
Area code	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 40,000 people.

References

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1. ↑ Hollander, Paul (1981). Political Pilgrims: Western Intellectuals in Search of the Good Society. Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p.xxv. ISBN9781412831208. Retrieved 2013-04-07. Brentlinger, a professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, was robustly and proudly alienated from American society and culture ... he has probably benefited from living amidst like-minded people in what has been jestingly called 'the people's republic of Amherst, Mass.'
2. ↑ Arkes, Hadley (1996). "Response to Fund". In Schaefer, David Lewis; Schaefer, Roberta Rubel (eds.). The future of cities. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc. p.9. ISBN9780761802709. Retrieved 2013-04-07. I come to you from one of those places that is in America, but not quite of it...In my case it is the People's Republic of Amherst
3. ↑ Sarat, Austin (2008). "Contested Terrain: Visions of Multiculturalism in an American Town". In Minow, Martha; Shweder, Richard A.; Markus, Hazel (eds.). Just Schools: Pursuing Equality in Societies of Difference. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. p.102. ISBN9781610447263. Retrieved 2013-04-07. I live in a place whose liberal tendencies have earned it various nicknames. For example, it has been called 'The People's Republic of Amherst'
4. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
5. ↑ "QuickFacts: Amherst Town city, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

Other websites

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• 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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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
County seat: Northampton
Cities	Easthampton Northampton
Towns	Amherst Belchertown Chesterfield Cummington Goshen Granby Hadley Hatfield Huntington Middlefield Pelham Plainfield South Hadley Southampton Ware Westhampton Williamsburg Worthington
CDPs	Amherst Center Belchertown (CDP) Granby (CDP) Hatfield (CDP) Huntington (CDP) North Amherst South Amherst Ware (CDP)
Othervillages	Bondsville‡ Florence Leeds Mount Tom
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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