Amherst
A town in Amherst County, Virginia — population 2,182 as of 2020.
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September 14Sweet Briar land sale will return remainder of Bear Mountain to Monacan Nation
The Amherst County site has long been important to the tribe, which currently owns a portion of the property. The college will transfer the remaining 400 acres.
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Amherst by the numbers
- Area
- 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²), 0.02 sq mi water
- Median age
- 50.3
- Households
- 865
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median house value
- $220,700
- Office
- TOWN MANAGER
- Address
- PO BOX 280, AMHERST, VA 24521