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Population (year 2000): 277. Estimated
population in July 2005: 269 (-2.9% change)
Males: 138 (49.8%), Females: 139 (50.2%)
Buffalo County
Zip code:
68812
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $39,545 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,100 (year 2000)
Races in Amherst:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (63.2%), Irish (15.2%),
United States (11.2%), English (10.5%), Polish (9.0%), Danish
(3.6%).
Elevation: 2235 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Amherst
- High school or higher: 88.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Amherst village
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 66.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+20.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Amherst:
- RICHARD H YOUNG HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KEARNEY,
NE)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KEARNEY,
NE)
- PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 29 miles;
HOLDREGE, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Amherst:
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 21 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 62 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID:
HSI)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 68 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amherst:
- BREWSTER FIELD (about 28 miles; HOLDREGE, NE; ID:
HDE)
- PIONEER VILLAGE FIELD (about 33 miles; MINDEN, NE;
ID: 0V3)
- JIM KELLY FIELD (about 35 miles; LEXINGTON, NE; ID:
LXN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Amherst:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 14 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 138 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 174 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 178 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 179 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
Public high school in Amherst:
- AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 147; Grades:
07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Amherst:
- AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 123;
Grades: PK - 06)
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