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2005 Total Population Estimates for Amherst, Virginia

Total Population Population # Est. Population Change
from previous year
% Population Change
from previous year
% Change from
year 2000 Base
July 1, 2005222560.27%-1.16%
July 1, 20042219-7-0.31%-1.42%
July 1, 2003222600%-1.11%
July 1, 20022226-22-0.98%-1.11%
July 1, 2001224800%-0.13%
July 1, 20002248-3-0.13%-0.13%
April 1, 2000
(Estimates Base)
2251
April 1, 2000
(Census 2000)
2251

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Population Estimates)

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Some Facts about Zip Code 24521

ZipCode: 24521 ZipCodeType: S
City: Amherst CityType: D
County: Amherst CountyFIPS: 51009
State: Virginia StateCode: VA
StateFIPS: 51 MSA: 4640
AreaCode: 434 TimeZone: Eastern
GMTOffset: -5 DST: Y
Latitude: 37.573238 Longitude: -79.057954
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Population for Zip Code Tabulation Area 24521

Population: 9859 (source: 2000 US Census)

Race by Zip Code Tabulation Area 24521
Racial Composition of the Area around Amherst, Virginia

Total population: Total Total population: Population of one race Total population: Population of one race; White alone Total population: Population of one race; Black or African American alone Total population: Population of one race; American Indian and Alaska Native alone Total population: Population of one race; Asian alone
98599767748321954817

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census) race Amherst, Virginia

Sex by Zip Code Tabulation Area 24521

Total population9859
Total Males483349.02%
Total Females502650.98%

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census)

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2005 County Business Patterns: ZIP Code Business Statistics: Total for Zip Code: 2005 Amherst, Virginia

Number of establishments Number of employees First-quarter payroll ($1,000)Annual payroll ($1,000)
250 2354 19207 75079

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Population Estimates, American Fact Finder)

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At UMass, top rung remains out of reach
Boston Globe
For the Davises, and thousands of other Bay State families choosing colleges each year, UMass Amherst, the academic flagship of the state system, ...

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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report On Va. Crash
WJZ
AMHERST, Va. (AP) ― A preliminary investigation into a plane crash last month in Amherst County that killed two men indicates the light-sport aircraft ...

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No gimme for Tribe
Virginia Gazette
A schedule change request by the Tar Heels necessitated the Tribe traveling to Amherst, Mass., instead to take on the University of Massachusetts. ...

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Amherst County Thieves after Catalytic Converters
WSET
AP National/International News Entertainment News from AP Madison Heights, VA - Amherst County investigators say a group of thieves are targeting area junk ...


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Amherst authorities say wanted man is trying to flee Virginia
New Era Progress
By Staff Amherst County sheriff's deputies are looking for a wanted man they believe is trying to flee to California. Authorities say McIntosh is ...
Area Man Wanted on Felony ChargesWSET

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Broad Run's Jessop injured, could miss 10-12 weeks
Washington Post
In the state championship game against Amherst last season, Jessop stepped up to complete 12 of 20 passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns after All-Met ...

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Greed is the most powerful tradition in college football
Washington Post
Two of the best games - Navy-Maryland and Boise State-Virginia Tech - will be played Monday in NFL stadiums. The same university presidents who tell us that ...

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Tabb shut out by visiting Amherst County 34-0
Daily Press
Virginia Preps.com ranks Amherst second in the state behind Broad Run. Amherst County senior Devonte Brown was the main culprit behind the Lancers' ...


The polarizing president
Washington Post
Sidney Milkis of the University of Virginia and Jesse Rhodes of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst write favorably of the political organization ...


Amherst Centennial: Amherst Fire born of need
New Era Progress
The Amherst Fire Department was on standby to assist the Lynchburg Fire Department. -1963: A record-setting year for forest fires in central Virginia. ...

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