Amherst, Colorado

Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office located in Phillips County, Colorado, United States.^[1] As of the United States Census 2020, the population of the Amherst CDP was 47.^[5]

Amherst, Colorado
census-designated place
Location within Phillips County and Colorado
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Coordinates: 40.6828°N 102.1660°W / 40.6828; -102.1660[1]
Country	United Statesa
State	Colorado
County	Phillips[2]
Founded	About 1887[3]
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Phillips County[2]
Area [4]
• Total	0.454 sq mi (1.176 km2)
• Land	0.454 sq mi (1.176 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [1]	3,691 ft (1,125 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	46
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code	80721[6]
Area code	970
GNIS pop ID	182776
GNIS CDP ID	2583209
FIPS code	08-01915

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

Year	Pop.	±%
2010	58	—
2020	47	−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

• Geography portal
• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• List of census-designated places in Colorado
• List of populated places in Colorado
• List of post offices in Colorado