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Population (year 2000): 6,019
Males: 3,091 (51.4%), Females: 2,928 (48.6%)
Hampshire County
Median resident age: 22.2 years
Median household income: $28,062 (year 2000)
Median house value: $189,100 (year 2000)
Races in North Amherst:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.1%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Chinese (5.5%)
- Black (4.4%)
- Asian Indian (3.2%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- Korean (1.9%)
- Other Asian (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (15.4%), English (11.7%),
Italian (9.7%), German (7.5%), Polish (6.3%), French Canadian
(5.3%).
Elevation: 187 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in North Amherst
- High school or higher: 94.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 45.3%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in North Amherst CDP
- Never married: 66.3%
- Now married: 27.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 1.3%
- Divorced: 3.4%
19.7% Foreign born (12.3% Asia, 3.3% Europe,
3.0% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near North Amherst:
- UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES (about 3 miles; AMHERST,
MA)
- COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC,THE (about 10 miles;
NORTHAMPTON, MA)
- FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; GREENFIELD,
MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
North Amherst:
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 16 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
- BARNES MUNI (about 22 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD,
MA; ID: BAF)
- BRADLEY INTL (about 35 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID:
BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Amherst:
- NORTHAMPTON (about 9 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; ID:
7B2)
- TURNERS FALLS (about 13 miles; MONTAGUE, MA; ID:
0B5)
- ORANGE MUNI (about 20 miles; ORANGE, MA; ID: ORE)
Amtrak station near North Amherst:
- 3 miles: AMHERST (RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
North Amherst:
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 9 miles;
AMHERST, MA; Full-time enrollment: 21,468)
- SMITH COLLEGE (about 11 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,053)
- MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SOUTH HADLEY,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
- HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; HOLYOKE,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
- WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
- SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD,
MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
- SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
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