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AMHERST, VIRGINIA QUICK STATSCounty: Amherst
Incorporated: 1910
Elevation: 766 feet
Land Area: 4.99 square miles
Population Density: 445 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (68.3%), Black (29.6%), Hispanic (1.0%), Two or more races (0.8%), American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (20.2%), English (14.2%), German (8.0%), Irish (5.4%), Scottish (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (13.7 miles , pop. 65,269)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (112.0 miles , pop. 223,891)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (269.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Madison Heights, VA (3.2 miles ), Lynchburg, VA (3.7 miles ), Forest, VA (4.3 miles ), Appomattox, VA (4.4 miles ), Buena Vista, VA (4.4 miles ), Timberlake, VA (4.5 miles ), Rustburg, VA (4.6 miles ), Glasgow, VA (4.7 miles )
Amtrak station near Amherst: 14 miles: LYNCHBURG (825 KEMPER ST.)
Amherst Compared to State Average: Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
AMHERST, VIRGINIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 74.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Amherst:
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY about 18 miles, LYNCHBURG, VA, Full-time enrollment: 5,348 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY about 26 miles, LEXINGTON, VA, FT enrollment: 2,063 LONGWOOD COLLEGE about 41 miles, FARMVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 3,557 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS about 42 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 19,602 PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 45 miles, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 2,012 VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 56 miles, ROANOKE, VA, FT enrollment: 3,535 NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE about 60 miles, SALEM, VA, FT enrollment: 2,382
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