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Amherst

Amherst is a town in , , United States. The population was 248 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Village with 248 residents
  • Description: town in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Amherst, Maine” and “Amherst, ME”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aurora and Osborn.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. The town was named for the goddess of dawn. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. The Brick School House, a historic schoolhouse, is located in . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Amherst.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles southeast of Amherst.

Amherst

Latitude
44.83243° or 44° 49′ 57″ north
Longitude
-68.36407° or 68° 21′ 51″ west
Population
248
Elevation
279 feet (85 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US 7AH
Open location code
87PHRJJP+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158807251
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4956714
Wiki­data ID
Q3476837
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Amherst” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Amherst”
  • Catalan: “Amherst”
  • Cebuano: “Amherst”
  • Chechen: “Эмгерст”
  • Chinese: “阿默斯特”
  • Dutch: “Amherst”
  • French: “Amherst”
  • German: “Amherst”
  • Haitian: “Amherst, Maine”
  • Haitian: “Amherst”
  • Hungarian: “Amherst”
  • Italian: “Amherst”
  • Kazakh: “Amxerst”
  • Kazakh: “Амхерст”
  • Kazakh: “امحەرست”
  • Kirghiz: “Амхерст”
  • Mazanderani: “امهرست”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Amherst”
  • Norwegian: “Amherst”
  • Persian: “امهرست، ماین”
  • Persian: “امهرست، مین”
  • Polish: “Amherst”
  • Russian: “Амхерст”
  • Serbian: “Амхерст, Мејн”
  • Serbian: “Амхерст”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آمهرزت، مئین”
  • Spanish: “Amherst”
  • Swedish: “Amherst, Maine”
  • Swedish: “Amherst”
  • Tatar: “Эмгерст”
  • Turkish: “Amherst”
  • Ukrainian: “Емгерст”
  • Volapük: “Amherst”
  • Welsh: “Amherst, Maine”
  • Welsh: “Amherst”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Amherst Town Hall and Amherst Cemetery.

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