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Population (year 2000): 11,797. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,872 (+0.6% change)
Males: 5,660 (48.0%), Females: 6,137 (52.0%)
Lorain County
Zip code:
44001
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $53,516 (year 2000)
Median house value: $139,100 (year 2000)
Races in Amherst:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Black (0.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (30.5%), English (15.1%),
Irish (14.8%), Polish (13.2%), Italian (9.3%), Hungarian (6.0%).
Elevation: 676 feet
Land area: 7.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Amherst
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Amherst city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
2.1% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.3% Asia, 0.2%
North America, 0.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,158 (+10.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Amherst:
- AMHERST HOSPITAL (254 CLEVELAND AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Amherst:
- COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS OF OH-WEST (about 3 miles;
LORAIN, OH)
- SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF LORAIN (about 6 miles; LORAIN,
OH)
- ALLEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; OBERLIN, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Amherst:
- LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 7 miles;
LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; ID: LPR)
- CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 28 miles; CLEVELAND,
OH; ID: CLE)
- BURKE LAKEFRONT (about 39 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; ID:
BKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amherst:
- ELYRIA (about 11 miles; ELYRIA, OH; ID: 1G1)
- WAKEMAN (about 13 miles; WAKEMAN, OH; ID: I64)
- HARLAN AIRFIELD (about 17 miles; LAGRANGE, OH; ID:
92D)
Amtrak station near Amherst:
- 10 miles: ELYRIA (410 E. RIVER RD.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Amherst:
- OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 8 miles; OBERLIN, OH;
Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
- LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
ELYRIA, OH; FT enrollment: 4,008)
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BEREA, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,849)
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT
enrollment: 4,404)
- CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 11,000)
- CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 39 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 10,927)
- CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 7,729)
Public high school in Amherst:
- MARION L STEELE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,336;
Location: 450 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Amherst:
- AMHERST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 703;
Location: 548 MILAN AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WALTER G. NORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 651;
Location: 501 LINCOLN ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
- POWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 599;
Location: 401 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 02 - 03)
- SHUPE ELEMENTARY (Students: 583; Location:
600 SHUPE AVE; Grades: PK - 01)
- JOSIAH HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
317; Location: 393 S LAKE ST; Grades: 04 - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Amherst:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 289;
Location: 175 ST JOSEPH DRIVE; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Amherst:
- AMHERST PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,169,637; Location: 221 SPRING ST.; 57,187 books;
2,078 audio materials; 4,052 video materials; 143 serial
subscriptions)
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