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Place Name
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Amherst
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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35,228 (1990)
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Location
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Hampshire County, Massachusetts (MA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°22'N
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Longitude
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72°31'W
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Amherst
, town (1990 pop. 35,228), Hampshire co., central Mass., in a
fertile farm area; 42°22'N 72°31'W. Named for Lord Jeffrey
Amherst, seat of the Univ. of Mass., Hampshire Col., and Amherst Col.
Emily Dickinson b. here and lived here all her life. Other well-known
individuals include: Helen Hunt Jackson (also b. here), Ray Stannard
Baker, Eugene Field, Robert Frost, and Noah Webster all lived here.
Inc. 1759. Includes town of North Amherst (1990 pop. 6239).
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