Amherst
A village in Portage County, Wisconsin — population 1,082 as of 2020.
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Overnight
63°F
Patchy Fog21% precip
Wednesday
85°F
Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny10% precip
Wednesday Night
63°F
Partly Cloudy5% precip
Thursday
82°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms45% precip
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Amherst by the numbers
Population
1,082Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km²), 0.06 sq mi water
- Median age
- 50.3
- Households
- 567
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median household income
- $64,922
- Median house value
- $244,300
Municipal office
- Office
- CLERK TREASURER
- Address
- PO BOX 36, AMHERST, WI 54406