Town of Amherst, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Mississauga (ON). It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Amherst and has a population of 544,382 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Buffalo. It lies just southwest of Amherst and has a population of 292,648 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cheektowaga	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
	Chili	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	28,650	3.66% increase
	Clarence	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	28,064	7.43% increase
	Hamburg	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	55,868	0.69% decrease
	Lancaster	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	40,298	3.28% increase
	Lockport	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	20,630	7.4% decrease
	Niagara Falls	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	51,345	7.64% decrease
	North Tonawanda	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	31,222	6.13% decrease
	Orchard Park	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	28,525	3.21% increase
	Tonawanda	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
	West Seneca	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	43,795	4.63% decrease
	Fort Erie (ON)<*>	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	29,925	6.33% increase
	Niagara Falls (ON)<*>	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	82,184	4.27% increase
	Saint Catharines (ON)<*>	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	131,989	2.18% increase
	Welland (ON)<*>	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	50,331	3.99% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Cheektowaga	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Clarence Center	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Depew	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	15,307	7.95% decrease
	Harris Hill	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Kenmore	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	15,002	8.67% decrease
	Lancaster	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	11,108	0.72% decrease
	Park Village	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Pendleton	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	6,334	4.69% increase
	Rapids	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Sloan	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,450	8.61% decrease
	Tonawanda	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	14,819	8.16% decrease
	Wheatfield	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	17,094	21.35% increase
	Williamsville	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	5,129	7.97% decrease
	Wurlitzer Park Village	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---

Erie County

Amherst is located in Erie County.

Below are counties that are near Amherst (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Amherst:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Amherst
	Cattaraugus County	S	Versailles	36 miles [57 km]
	Chautauqua County	SW	Irving	35 miles [56 km]
	Genesee County	SW	Amherst	2 miles [3 km]
	Monroe County	E	West Sweden	39 miles [62 km]
	Niagara County	NW	Martinsville	4 miles [6 km]
	Orleans County	NE	West Shelby	19 miles [30 km]
	Wyoming County	SE	Cowlesville	18 miles [28 km]
	Haldimand County (ON)	W	Lowbanks (ON)	36 miles [57 km]
	Regional Municipality of Niagara (ON)	SW	Fort Erie (ON)	11 miles [17 km]
	Norfolk County (ON)	W	Greens Corners (ON)	19 miles [30 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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