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Amherst is a township in Lorain County, in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Ohio named Amherst. For links to other places called Amherst, OH, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Amherst is 41.381N. The longitude is -82.218W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 738 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 7,598.
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Amherst demographic reports
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21% of Amherst residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Amherst ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Amherst was $21,633, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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13% of Amherst residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Amherst, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $436. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,150.
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Lorain County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Amherst political report.
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The average commute time for Amherst workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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