Editing Amherst, Nebraska

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'''Amherst''' is a village in [[Buffalo County, Nebraska|Buffalo County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. It is part of the [[Kearney, Nebraska]] [[Kearney micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 248 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

==History==
Amherst was laid out and [[plat]]ted on its present site in 1890 when the railroad was built through that territory.<ref name="CALMIT">{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/amherst/ | title=Amherst, Buffalo County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=July 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 | pages=24| isbn=0803250606 }}</ref> It was named after [[Amherst College]], in Massachusetts.<ref name="CALMIT" /><ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=Origin of Nebraska place names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3625056;view=1up;seq=11|year=1938|publisher=Works Progress Administration|location=Lincoln, NE|page=5}}</ref> Amherst was incorporated as a village in 1894.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-XoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA290 | title=Buffalo County, Nebraska, and Its People: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1 | publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Bassett, Samuel Clay | year=1916 | pages=290}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=June 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 183
|1910= 256
|1920= 259
|1930= 262
|1940= 238
|1950= 219
|1960= 220
|1970= 259
|1980= 269
|1990= 231
|2000= 277
|2010= 248
|2020= 201
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 248 people, 108 households, and 68 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1127.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 114 housing units at an average density of {{convert|518.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 108 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the village was 40.3 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 277 people, 110 households, and 81 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,262.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 117 housing units at an average density of {{convert|533.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 110 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $39,545, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $17,679 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,754. About 4.5% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.2% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Buffalo County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Villages in Buffalo County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area]]