Editing South Amherst, Massachusetts

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'''South Amherst''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the town of [[Amherst, Massachusetts|Amherst]] in [[Hampshire County, Massachusetts|Hampshire County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. The population was 4,994 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2562675| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): South Amherst CDP, Massachusetts| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| accessdate=August 10, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093434/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2562675| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The CDP includes the village of South Amherst and residential subdivisions south of the Amherst town center.

South Amherst is part of the [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] [[Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
South Amherst is located in the southwest part of the town of Amherst at {{coord|42|20|23|N|72|31|21|W|type:city}} (42.339586, -72.522426).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by [[Amherst Center, Massachusetts|Amherst Center]] and to the west by the [[Hadley, Massachusetts|Hadley]] town line. The CDP extends south to Bay Road.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb: South Amherst CDP, Massachusetts| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.58%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The original village of South Amherst is near the eastern edge of the CDP, at the junction of Shays Street, South East Street, and Station Road. The village has a [[town common]] area between South East and Middle streets, known as the South Amherst Common or Fiddlers Green,<ref>Scott Merzbach [http://www.gazettenet.com/Independence-Day-celebration-in-Amherst-South-Hadley-Chesterfield-and-elsewhere-11026415 "Independence Day Celebrations to Light the Sky Across the Pioneer Valley"], ''Hampshire Gazette'', June 30, 2017.</ref> which, together with several of the surrounding houses, constitutes the South Amherst Common Historic District.

==Demographics==
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 5,039 people, 1,500 households and 870 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 458.9/km{{sup|2}} (1,187.2/mi{{sup|2}}). There were 1,530 housing units at an average density of 139.3/km{{sup|2}} (360.5/mi{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.66% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 7.01% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|African American]], 0.22% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 10.82% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], 0.12% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Pacific Islander]], 5.40% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 4.78% from two or more races.  [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] were 9.82% of the population.

There were 1,500 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.12.

19.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 37.4% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $44,628 and the median family income was $58,438. Males had a median income of $43,793 compared with $35,288 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,191. About 8.3% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://gis.amherstma.gov/ Amherst Geographic Information Systems (GIS)]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Hampshire County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Geography of Amherst, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Massachusetts]]