Amherst Township, Ohio
Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio | |
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Houses and fields in western Amherst Township | |
Location in Lorain County, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′52″N 82°12′48″W / 41.38111°N 82.21333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lorain |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.5 sq mi (40.1 km2) |
| • Land | 15.4 sq mi (39.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,492 |
| • Density | 421/sq mi (163/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44001 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-01812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086499 |
| Website | amhersttownship |
Amherst Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,492.