Amherst

History

The original village, which eventually became known as Amherst, was established/founded by pioneer settler Jacob Shupe (who came to this area in 1811; however, what would become the specific “downtown” area was settled by Josiah Harris in 1818), although the original tiny village was first known only as "Amherst Corners" in the early-1830s. When the village-plat was officially recorded in 1836, it was simply named the "town plat of Amherst", but became "Amherstville" circa-1839, and was later changed to "North Amherst", until finally again simply 'Amherst' in 1909. Land which was settled in 1811 by Jacob Shupe, in the "Beaver Creek Settlement" (about a mile north of the later village site), was eventually included into the Amherst city-limits. Shupe's built his own grist-mill/saw-mill and distillery.}}

Geography

Amherst is part of the Greater Cleveland area. Amherst is located south of Lake Erie. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of , of which (or 99.16%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water. Amherst possesses a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) typical of much of the Central United States, with very warm to hot, humid summers and cold winters with moderate snow. Amherst is located in Hardiness Zone 6a/6b. A recent trend since the Hardiness rezoning is the discovery that certain tropical plants like the Needle Palm, Chinese Windmill Palm and Fiber Banana trees can grow in Amherst with some protection.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,049
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  18,839
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,351
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  17,353
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,922
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  16,826
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  16,311
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  16,008

Most recent

• M 3 — 2026-04-26
  7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2022-01-27
  2 km NW of Lakeline, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2022-01-04
  3 km NW of Timberlake, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2019-12-07
  1 km N of Willowick, Ohio
• M 4 — 2019-06-10
  1 km NW of Timberlake, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2017-05-14
  18 km ENE of Leamington, Canada