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Amherst, Colorado

Amherst, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Location within Phillips County and Colorado
Location within Phillips County and Colorado
Amherst is located in the United States
Amherst
Amherst
Location of Amherst, Colorado.
Amherst is located in Colorado
Amherst
Amherst
Amherst (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°40′58″N 102°09′58″W / 40.6828°N 102.1660°W / 40.6828; -102.1660[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyPhillips[1]
FoundedAbout 1887[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
0.454 sq mi (1.176 km2)
 • Land0.454 sq mi (1.176 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,691 ft (1,125 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
46
 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80721[6]
Area code970
FIPS code08-01915 [7]
GNIS ID2583209 [7]

Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office in and governed by Phillips County, Colorado, United States.[7] As of the United States Census 2020, the population of the Amherst CDP was 47.[5]

History

The town of Amherst was established about 1887.[3] The community was named after Amherst, Massachusetts, the native home of a local businessman.[8]

The Amherst Post Office opened on February 18, 1888.[9] Currently, it's ZIP Code is 80721.[6]

Phillips County was founded in 1889, and before that, Amherst was in Weld County.[10]

Geography

The Amherst CDP has an area of 291 acres (1.176 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Amherst CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
201058—    
202047−19.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Amherst CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Amherst". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  4. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Amherst CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Amherst, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  8. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 6.
  9. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  10. ^ "Phillips County". Phillips County Website.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst,_Colorado