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About Amherst
Township in Minnesota, United StatesAmherst Township ( AM-hərst) is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census. Amherst Township was organized in 1858, and named after Amherst, Ohio, the native home of the wife of an early settler.
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Work & commute in Amherst
Full picture →Most working residents leave Amherst for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Rochester (32%), Preston (12%) and Harmony (7%). Half commute less than 36 miles.
Health in Amherst
Compared with Minnesota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Amherst
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Amherst
Full climate →Amherst has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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Where Amherst is
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