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Population (year 2000): 10,769. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,614 (+7.8% change)
Males: 5,418 (50.3%), Females: 5,351 (49.7%)
Hillsborough County
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $89,384 (year 2000)
Median house value: $207,800 (year 2000)
Races in Amherst:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (22.4%), English (21.5%),
German (15.4%), Italian (10.5%), French (9.0%), French Canadian
(6.5%).
Elevation: 268 feet
For population 25 years and over in Amherst
- High school or higher: 96.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 22.4%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Amherst town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 72.6%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 5.4%
5.0% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 1.1%
North America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Amherst:
- CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH)
- SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; NASHUA,
NH)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NASHUA, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Amherst:
- MANCHESTER (about 15 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 37 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 45 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amherst:
- BOIRE FIELD (about 11 miles; NASHUA, NH; ID: ASH)
- HAWTHORNE-FEATHER AIRPARK (about 23 miles;
HILLSBORO, NH; ID: 8B1)
- FITCHBURG MUNI (about 24 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID:
FIT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Amherst:
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,251)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 25 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
- BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT
enrollment: 4,444)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
Public high school in Amherst:
- SOUHEGAN COOP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,036;
Location: 412 BOSTON POST RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Amherst:
- AMHERST MIDDLE (Students: 866; Location:
CROSS RD; Grades: 05 - 08)
- HAROLD H WILKINS (Students: 553; Location:
BOSTON POST RD; Grades: 01 - 04)
- CLARK SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location:
FOUNDRY ST; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle schools in Amherst:
- SUNRISE CHILDREN'S CENTER (Students: 171;
Location: PO BOX 370; Grades: PK - KG)
- SONSHINE INN KDG. & PRESCHOOL (Students: 107;
Location: 134 HOLLIS ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- KIDS' INN OF AMHERST (Students: 65; Location:
67 RT 101A; Grades: PK - KG)
- SUNRISE TOO! (Students: 51; Location: PO BOX
370; Grades: PK - KG)
- REGIONAL SERVICES ED CENTER SUNRISE CENT
(Students: 48; Location: 94 ROUTE 101A; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Amherst:
- AMHERST TOWN LIBRARY (Operating income:
$584,395; Location: 14 MAIN STREET; 69,092 books; 2,078
audio materials; 1,340 video materials; 227 serial
subscriptions)
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