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Amherst (〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/amherst )〕) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 122,366.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.amherst.ny.us/pdf/planning/census/2010demographicprofile.pdf )〕 This represents an increase of 5.0% from the 2000 census. The largest and most populous suburb of Buffalo, New York, the town of Amherst encompasses most of the village of Williamsville and the hamlets of Eggertsville, Getzville, Snyder, Swormville, and East Amherst. The town is in the northern part of the county and borders a small section of the Erie Canal. Amherst is home to the north campus of the University at Buffalo, the graduate campus of Medaille College, a satellite campus of Bryant and Stratton College, and Daemen College. ==History== The town of Amherst was created by the State of New York on April 10, 1818. Amherst was formed from part of the town of Buffalo (later the city of Buffalo), which had previously been created from the town of Clarence. Timothy S. Hopkins was elected the first supervisor of the town of Amherst in 1819. Part of Amherst was later used to form the town of Cheektowaga in 1839. The Town of Amherst Archives Center is housed in the Former Reformed Mennonite Church.〔 ''See also:'' 〕 The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amherst, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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