Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office located in Phillips County, Colorado, United States.[2] As of the United States Census 2020, the population of the Amherst CDP was 47.[5]

History

The town of Amherst was established about 1887.[3] The community was named after Amherst, Massachusetts, the native home of a local businessman.[7]

The Amherst Post Office opened on February 18, 1888.[8] Currently, it's ZIP Code is 80721.[6]

Phillips County was founded in 1889, and before that, Amherst was in Weld County.[9]

Geography

The Amherst CDP has an area of 291 acres (1.176 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Amherst CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
201058—    
202047−19.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Amherst CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Amherst, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
  4. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Amherst CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 6.
  8. ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  9. ^ "Phillips County". Phillips County Website.
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