Amherst, Colorado

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Amherst, Colorado
census-designated place
Phillips County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Amherst Highlighted 0801915.svg
Location within Phillips County and Colorado
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Amherst
Amherst (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°40′58″N102°09′58″W / 40.6828°N 102.1660°W / 40.6828; -102.1660 [1]
Country United Statesa
State Colorado
County Phillips [2]
FoundedAbout 1887 [3]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Phillips County [2]
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
[1]
3,691 ft (1,125 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
46
 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80721 [6]
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 182776
GNIS CDP ID 2583209
FIPS code 08-01915

Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office located in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. [1] As of the United States Census 2020, the population of the Amherst CDP was 47. [5]

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History

The town of Amherst was established about 1887. [3] The community was named after Amherst, Massachusetts, the native home of a local businessman. [7]

The Amherst Post Office opened on February 18, 1888. [8] Currently, it's ZIP Code is 80721. [6]

Phillips County was founded in 1889, and before that, Amherst was in Weld County. [9]

Geography

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

Demographics

Amherst CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010 58—    
2020 47−19.0%
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. 1 2 3 "Amherst, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  4. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Amherst CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  9. ↑ "Phillips County". Phillips County Website.
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