Population of Amherst, Virginia (Town)

Map of Population by Block Group in Amherst

Population Density Population by Block Group#1

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
40/mi²110/mi²190/mi²260/mi²330/mi²410/mi²

Population Population by Block Group#2

Total population:
1,4201,6501,8802,1202,3502,580
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Map of Population by Block in Amherst

Population Density Population by Block#3

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0/mi²3,500/mi²6,900/mi²10,400/mi²13,900/mi²17,400/mi²

Population Population by Block#4

Total population:
070150220300370
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Population by Place in the Lynchburg Area

There are 14 places in the Lynchburg Area. This section compares Amherst to all of the places in the Lynchburg Area.

Total Population by Place#5

Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in the Lynchburg Area
0k10k20k30k40k50k60k70k#LynchburgTimberlakeMadison HeightsMadison HtsForestBedfordAltavistaAmherstAppomattoxConcordRustburgBrooknealMontvaleBig IslandPamplin City78,755.00000078,755.00000078.76k113,127.00000013,127.00000013.13k210,637.00000010,637.00000010.64k310,537.00000010,537.00000010.54k46,543.0000006,543.0000006.54k53,478.0000003,478.0000003.48k62,519.0000002,519.0000002.52k72,062.0000002,062.0000002.06k81,484.0000001,484.0000001.48k91,145.0000001,145.0000001.15k101,144.0000001,144.0000001.14k11493.000000493.0000000.49k12246.000000246.0000000.25k13147.000000147.0000000.15k14

Population Density by Place#6

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in the Lynchburg Area
05001,0001,500#LynchburgTimberlakeAppomattoxForestBedfordAltavistaMadison HeightsMadison HtsAmherstPamplin CityBrooknealBig IslandConcordMontvaleRustburg1,603.0496961,603.0496961,60311,172.1418151,172.1418151,1722908.815389908.8153899093766.995459766.9954597674751.394783751.3947837515708.967496708.9674967096554.218124554.2181245547514.117109514.1171095148465.728330465.7283304669325.663423325.66342332610299.020099299.02009929911265.542299265.54229926612204.238624204.2386242041391.54946891.5494689214

Population by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Total Population by Place#7

Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in Virginia
0k100k200k300k400k#Virginia BeachVirginia BchNorfolkChesapeakeArlingtonRichmondNewport NewsAlexandriaHamptonRoanokePortsmouthSuffolkLynchburgDale CityCentrevilleRestonHarrisonburgAshburnLeesburgMcLeanTuckahoeCharlottesvilleLake RidgeBlacksburgAnnandaleDanvilleBurkeManassasLinton HallMarumscoMechanicsvilleOaktonFair OaksPetersburgSpringfieldSterlingSouth RidingWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchFredericksburgWinchesterShort PumpCave SpringSalemLincolniaBailey's CrossroadsHerndonChantillyStauntonFairfaxWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldTysons CornerAmherst449,733.000000449,733.000000449.73k1245,724.000000245,724.000000245.72k2233,194.000000233,194.000000233.19k3226,092.000000226,092.000000226.09k4216,773.000000216,773.000000216.77k5181,606.000000181,606.000000181.61k6151,473.000000151,473.000000151.47k7136,789.000000136,789.000000136.79k899,329.00000099,329.00000099.33k996,071.00000096,071.00000096.07k1087,061.00000087,061.00000087.06k1178,755.00000078,755.00000078.76k1273,384.00000073,384.00000073.38k1373,084.00000073,084.00000073.08k1460,070.00000060,070.00000060.07k1551,979.00000051,979.00000051.98k1649,692.00000049,692.00000049.69k1749,401.00000049,401.00000049.40k1848,867.00000048,867.00000048.87k1947,997.00000047,997.00000048.00k2045,538.00000045,538.00000045.54k2144,685.00000044,685.00000044.69k2243,973.00000043,973.00000043.97k2343,158.00000043,158.00000043.16k2442,360.00000042,360.00000042.36k2542,290.00000042,290.00000042.29k2641,149.00000041,149.00000041.15k2740,026.00000040,026.00000040.03k2838,815.00000038,815.00000038.82k2937,201.00000037,201.00000037.20k3036,748.00000036,748.00000036.75k3133,478.00000033,478.00000033.48k3231,997.00000031,997.00000032.00k3329,952.00000029,952.00000029.95k3429,597.00000029,597.00000029.60k3529,073.00000029,073.00000029.07k3629,059.00000029,059.00000029.06k3727,853.00000027,853.00000027.85k3827,349.00000027,349.00000027.35k3927,099.00000027,099.00000027.10k4025,719.00000025,719.00000025.72k4125,290.00000025,290.00000025.29k4225,229.00000025,229.00000025.23k4325,169.00000025,169.00000025.17k4424,415.00000024,415.00000024.42k4524,312.00000024,312.00000024.31k4624,234.00000024,234.00000024.23k4723,620.00000023,620.00000023.62k4823,028.00000023,028.00000023.03k4923,008.00000023,008.00000023.01k502,519.0000002,519.0000002.52k

Population Density by Place#8

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in Virginia
0k2k4k6k8k10k12k#Bailey's CrossroadsAlexandriaArlingtonFair OaksCentrevilleWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchHerndonAnnandaleSterlingTysons CornerLincolniaMarumscoDale CityBurkeWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldLake RidgeNorfolkCharlottesvilleSouth RidingManassasLeesburgRestonSpringfieldFairfaxOaktonRichmondLinton HallShort PumpHarrisonburgWinchesterAshburnPortsmouthFredericksburgHamptonNewport NewsTuckahoeRoanokeBlacksburgCave SpringChantillyMcLeanVirginia BeachVirginia BchSalemLynchburgPetersburgMechanicsvilleStauntonDanvilleChesapeakeAmherstSuffolk12,273.17277012,273.17277012.27k110,065.07284510,065.07284510.07k28,698.5926528,698.5926528.70k36,692.5108636,692.5108636.69k46,118.5222366,118.5222366.12k55,826.3278925,826.3278925.83k65,701.9548655,701.9548655.70k75,499.0541285,499.0541285.50k85,428.1692025,428.1692025.43k95,394.8535575,394.8535575.39k105,322.1184905,322.1184905.32k115,230.3138995,230.3138995.23k125,154.7573585,154.7573585.15k134,912.9580544,912.9580544.91k144,785.4946084,785.4946084.79k154,778.2570264,778.2570264.78k164,612.2287734,612.2287734.61k174,447.9580524,447.9580524.45k184,253.3803844,253.3803844.25k194,163.9860824,163.9860824.16k203,990.4668503,990.4668503.99k213,919.6960103,919.6960103.92k223,814.8273983,814.8273983.81k233,785.1167793,785.1167793.79k243,764.8178033,764.8178033.76k253,623.5429553,623.5429553.62k263,144.9372123,144.9372123.14k273,028.2921333,028.2921333.03k282,999.0124032,999.0124033.00k292,961.4648932,961.4648932.96k302,892.8252692,892.8252692.89k312,884.9738072,884.9738072.88k322,667.6409522,667.6409522.67k332,657.6008732,657.6008732.66k342,628.8544392,628.8544392.63k352,343.9460952,343.9460952.34k362,335.7333032,335.7333032.34k372,210.4073822,210.4073822.21k382,157.4813432,157.4813432.16k392,026.0612992,026.0612992.03k401,972.0599971,972.0599971.97k411,837.7456721,837.7456721.84k421,751.3464231,751.3464231.75k431,603.0496961,603.0496961.60k441,394.4417381,394.4417381.39k451,313.5729151,313.5729151.31k461,213.9069591,213.9069591.21k47987.178378987.1783780.99k48688.882926688.8829260.69k49514.117109514.1171090.51k218.114109218.1141090.22k50

Population by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the South. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Total Population by Place#9

Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in the South
0k500k1,000k1,500k2,000k#HoustonSan AntonioDallasAustinJacksonvilleFort WorthCharlotteEl PasoWashingtonMemphisNashville-DavidsonBaltimoreOklahoma CityLouisvilleAtlantaVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighMiamiTulsaArlingtonNew OrleansTampaCorpus ChristiLexington-FayetteGreensboroPlanoOrlandoSt. PetersburgDurhamLaredoNorfolkLubbockWinston-SalemHialeahGarlandChesapeakeIrvingBaton RougeArlingtonRichmondBirminghamFayettevilleMontgomeryColumbusShreveportLittle RockAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MobileHuntsvilleAmherst2,240,582.0000002,240,582.0000002,240.58k11,439,358.0000001,439,358.0000001,439.36k21,278,433.0000001,278,433.0000001,278.43k3907,779.000000907,779.000000907.78k4856,616.000000856,616.000000856.62k5815,930.000000815,930.000000815.93k6808,834.000000808,834.000000808.83k7678,058.000000678,058.000000678.06k8659,009.000000659,009.000000659.01k9655,857.000000655,857.000000655.86k10643,771.000000643,771.000000643.77k11621,000.000000621,000.000000621.00k12620,015.000000620,015.000000620.02k13611,573.000000611,573.000000611.57k14456,378.000000456,378.000000456.38k15449,733.000000449,733.000000449.73k16441,326.000000441,326.000000441.33k17432,622.000000432,622.000000432.62k18399,906.000000399,906.000000399.91k19383,899.000000383,899.000000383.90k20382,922.000000382,922.000000382.92k21361,477.000000361,477.000000361.48k22320,050.000000320,050.000000320.05k23311,529.000000311,529.000000311.53k24282,177.000000282,177.000000282.18k25279,088.000000279,088.000000279.09k26263,306.000000263,306.000000263.31k27253,585.000000253,585.000000253.59k28251,761.000000251,761.000000251.76k29251,671.000000251,671.000000251.67k30245,724.000000245,724.000000245.72k31244,507.000000244,507.000000244.51k32238,474.000000238,474.000000238.47k33235,626.000000235,626.000000235.63k34234,810.000000234,810.000000234.81k35233,194.000000233,194.000000233.19k36232,013.000000232,013.000000232.01k37228,694.000000228,694.000000228.69k38226,092.000000226,092.000000226.09k39216,773.000000216,773.000000216.77k40212,424.000000212,424.000000212.42k41203,670.000000203,670.000000203.67k42201,717.000000201,717.000000201.72k43200,303.000000200,303.000000200.30k44198,571.000000198,571.000000198.57k45197,640.000000197,640.000000197.64k46197,570.000000197,570.000000197.57k47196,784.000000196,784.000000196.78k48193,717.000000193,717.000000193.72k49188,973.000000188,973.000000188.97k502,519.0000002,519.0000002.52k

Population Density by Place#10

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in the South
0k2k4k6k8k10k12k#MiamiHialeahWashingtonArlingtonBaltimoreNorfolkGarlandSt. PetersburgArlingtonPlanoDallasRichmondHoustonIrvingAtlantaTampaSan AntonioRaleighAustinBaton RougeCharlotteEl PasoOrlandoLaredoFort WorthLouisvilleDurhamNew OrleansGreensboroMemphisTulsaLubbockAmarilloShreveportVirginia BeachVirginia BchCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLittle RockBirminghamMobileFayettevilleNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityColumbusHuntsvilleChesapeakeAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Amherst12,021.78854412,021.78854412.02k110,971.48034810,971.48034810.97k210,777.79535110,777.79535110.78k38,698.5926528,698.5926528.70k47,671.9868697,671.9868697.67k54,612.2287734,612.2287734.61k64,116.7106344,116.7106344.12k74,106.5355264,106.5355264.11k84,006.0138104,006.0138104.01k93,894.2119843,894.2119843.89k103,750.1418113,750.1418113.75k113,623.5429553,623.5429553.62k123,514.4021353,514.4021353.51k133,460.7001323,460.7001323.46k143,419.3374583,419.3374583.42k153,187.1532923,187.1532923.19k163,122.3382663,122.3382663.12k173,042.0705623,042.0705623.04k182,902.7227762,902.7227762.90k192,661.5154752,661.5154752.66k202,648.6316482,648.6316482.65k212,640.6808942,640.6808942.64k222,502.4877912,502.4877912.50k232,488.8220162,488.8220162.49k242,379.6381082,379.6381082.38k252,320.5709442,320.5709442.32k262,293.2404422,293.2404422.29k272,260.1744282,260.1744282.26k282,199.0702902,199.0702902.20k292,066.4656892,066.4656892.07k302,031.5433052,031.5433052.03k311,961.8436791,961.8436791.96k321,949.2954831,949.2954831.95k331,853.4269881,853.4269881.85k341,837.7456721,837.7456721.84k351,833.4603661,833.4603661.83k361,799.8058691,799.8058691.80k371,665.2155931,665.2155931.67k381,454.1295151,454.1295151.45k391,389.6488001,389.6488001.39k401,378.5171371,378.5171371.38k411,352.6508561,352.6508561.35k421,261.9879531,261.9879531.26k431,146.0590801,146.0590801.15k441,098.2982381,098.2982381.10k451,022.6157121,022.6157121.02k46925.520781925.5207810.93k47885.692667885.6926670.89k48688.882926688.8829260.69k49650.601691650.6016910.65k50514.117109514.1171090.51k

Population by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Total Population by Place#11

Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in the United States
0M1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M#New YorkLos AngelesChicagoHoustonPhiladelphiaPhoenixSan AntonioSan DiegoDallasSan JoseAustinJacksonvilleSan FranciscoIndianapolisColumbusFort WorthCharlotteDetroitEl PasoSeattleDenverWashingtonBostonMemphisNashville-DavidsonBaltimorePortlandOklahoma CityLas VegasLouisvilleMilwaukeeAlbuquerqueTucsonFresnoSacramentoKansas CityMesaLong BeachAtlantaVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsOmahaRaleighMiamiOaklandMinneapolisTulsaClevelandWichitaArlingtonAmherst8,461,961.0000008,461,961.0000008.46M13,918,872.0000003,918,872.0000003.92M22,714,017.0000002,714,017.0000002.71M32,240,582.0000002,240,582.0000002.24M41,559,938.0000001,559,938.0000001.56M51,555,324.0000001,555,324.0000001.56M61,439,358.0000001,439,358.0000001.44M71,374,812.0000001,374,812.0000001.37M81,278,433.0000001,278,433.0000001.28M91,009,363.0000001,009,363.0000001.01M10907,779.000000907,779.0000000.91M11856,616.000000856,616.0000000.86M12850,282.000000850,282.0000000.85M13846,674.000000846,674.0000000.85M14837,038.000000837,038.0000000.84M15815,930.000000815,930.0000000.82M16808,834.000000808,834.0000000.81M17683,443.000000683,443.0000000.68M18678,058.000000678,058.0000000.68M19668,849.000000668,849.0000000.67M20663,303.000000663,303.0000000.66M21659,009.000000659,009.0000000.66M22658,279.000000658,279.0000000.66M23655,857.000000655,857.0000000.66M24643,771.000000643,771.0000000.64M25621,000.000000621,000.0000000.62M26620,589.000000620,589.0000000.62M27620,015.000000620,015.0000000.62M28613,295.000000613,295.0000000.61M29611,573.000000611,573.0000000.61M30598,672.000000598,672.0000000.60M31556,859.000000556,859.0000000.56M32527,586.000000527,586.0000000.53M33513,807.000000513,807.0000000.51M34484,530.000000484,530.0000000.48M35471,767.000000471,767.0000000.47M36470,456.000000470,456.0000000.47M37469,793.000000469,793.0000000.47M38456,378.000000456,378.0000000.46M39449,733.000000449,733.0000000.45M40448,759.000000448,759.0000000.45M41443,072.000000443,072.0000000.44M42441,326.000000441,326.0000000.44M43432,622.000000432,622.0000000.43M44412,040.000000412,040.0000000.41M45404,670.000000404,670.0000000.40M46399,906.000000399,906.0000000.40M47389,165.000000389,165.0000000.39M48388,033.000000388,033.0000000.39M49383,899.000000383,899.0000000.38M502,519.0000002,519.0000000.00M

Population Density by Place#12

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Amherst and selected other places in the United States
0k5k10k15k20k25k#New YorkSan FranciscoBostonMiamiChicagoPhiladelphiaWashingtonLong BeachLos AngelesSeattleBaltimoreMinneapolisOaklandMilwaukeeSan JoseClevelandSacramentoDetroitPortlandLas VegasFresnoDenverSan DiegoArlingtonColumbusDallasHoustonAtlantaMesaOmahaSan AntonioRaleighPhoenixAlbuquerqueAustinCharlotteEl PasoWichitaFort WorthIndianapolisLouisvilleColorado SpringsColorado SpgsTucsonMemphisTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchKansas CityNashville-DavidsonJacksonvilleOklahoma CityAmherst28,069.66445728,069.66445728.07k118,131.88270418,131.88270418.13k213,615.61129813,615.61129813.62k312,021.78854412,021.78854412.02k411,938.13099311,938.13099311.94k511,625.88366911,625.88366911.63k610,777.79535110,777.79535110.78k79,336.8421289,336.8421289.34k88,360.4653348,360.4653348.36k97,977.8936227,977.8936227.98k107,671.9868697,671.9868697.67k117,493.9434337,493.9434337.49k127,371.9410097,371.9410097.37k136,223.9007556,223.9007556.22k145,686.2199315,686.2199315.69k155,008.2309065,008.2309065.01k164,948.0235424,948.0235424.95k174,925.7150874,925.7150874.93k184,650.0251464,650.0251464.65k194,563.9954164,563.9954164.56k204,491.7323164,491.7323164.49k214,325.8627734,325.8627734.33k224,227.6480964,227.6480964.23k234,006.0138104,006.0138104.01k243,831.7097173,831.7097173.83k253,750.1418113,750.1418113.75k263,514.4021353,514.4021353.51k273,419.3374583,419.3374583.42k283,412.1602663,412.1602663.41k293,326.4888373,326.4888373.33k303,122.3382663,122.3382663.12k313,042.0705623,042.0705623.04k323,004.6204153,004.6204153.00k332,959.3441352,959.3441352.96k342,902.7227762,902.7227762.90k352,648.6316482,648.6316482.65k362,640.6808942,640.6808942.64k372,419.5574782,419.5574782.42k382,379.6381082,379.6381082.38k392,342.0971842,342.0971842.34k402,320.5709442,320.5709442.32k412,293.9705892,293.9705892.29k422,285.8205012,285.8205012.29k432,066.4656892,066.4656892.07k442,031.5433052,031.5433052.03k451,837.7456721,837.7456721.84k461,497.7938821,497.7938821.50k471,352.6508561,352.6508561.35k481,146.0590801,146.0590801.15k491,022.6157121,022.6157121.02k50514.117109514.1171090.51k

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This page reports on the population distribution in Amherst, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.

  • Population: count of all residents of the given entity at the time of the survey, excluding visitors
  • Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)

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