Census Data for Amherst

As far as we can tell, Amherst has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Amherst, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Canton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
• Lanesboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <2>
• Mabel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <2>
• Whalan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whalan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalan
  • Whalan is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whalan <2>
• Preston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
• Peterson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
  • Peterson is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <2>
• Spring Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
• Rushford Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
  • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
• Fountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
• Rushford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
  • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <2>
• Cresco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Cresco is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <2>
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  • Caledonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
  • Houston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
  • Wykoff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
    • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <2>

Fillmore County ...

Amherst is located in Fillmore County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Fillmore County.

Miscellaneous Information for Amherst ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Fillmore County or the community of Amherst:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Amherst:
  • GNIS ID for Amherst: 654566
  • GNIS ID for Fillmore County: 659468
  • GNIS ID for State of Minnesota: 662849

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 27 (Minnesota)
  • County Code: 045 (Fillmore County)
  • Place Code: 01378 (Amherst)
  • State & County Code: 27/045 (Minnesota / Fillmore County)
  • State & Place Code: 27/01378 (Minnesota / Amherst)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Amherst is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Amherst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amherst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)