Amherst, Massachusetts

Amherst, Massachusetts
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
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: "The People's Republic of Amherst"
	Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
	Coordinates: 42°23′N 72°31′W / 42.383°N 72.517°W
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
• Total	27.7 sq mi (71.8 km2)
• Land	27.6 sq mi (71.5 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	295 ft (90 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	39,263
• Density	1,422/sq mi (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

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

↑ Hollander, Paul (1981). Political Pilgrims: Western Intellectuals in Search of the Good Society. Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. xxv. ISBN 9781412831208. 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.'
↑ 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. ISBN 9780761802709. 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
↑ 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. ISBN 9781610447263. 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'
↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
↑ "QuickFacts: Amherst Town city, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

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