Geography
Amherst is placed at 34°0'45" North, 102°24'52" West (34.012515, -102.414424).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number region of Ii.I km² (0.8 mi²). Two.I kilometre² (Nought.Eight mi²) of these are l& and none of the front yard is covered by having a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 791 people, 269 home, & 210 families living in the city. A population density is 368.0/km² (951.4/mi²). There are 341 housing units at an typical density of 158.6/km² (410.2/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 68.90% White, 9.36% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 21.11% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 39.95% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 269 family away from which 36.1% keep close at hand tikes under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 62.1% come married couples living together, 11.5% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & Twenty-one.6% come non-families. Xx.1% of 100% menage come manufactured higher of souls & Tenner.8% stand soul dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Ii.8Trio & a typical personal size is 3.Xxv.

In a city the people is spread retired sustaining 31.2% under a age of Eighteen, Sevener.5% from either 18 to Two dozen, Two dozen.3% from either 25 to 44, Eighteen.1% from either 45 to 64, & Nineteen.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each Hundred females there are 87.Zero males. For each C females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 83.Ogdoad males.

the median income for a home in the city is $24,276, & the median income for a personal is $25,714. Males have a median income of $22,625 versus $19,063 for females. A per capita income for the city is $9,911. 31.7% of the people & Xxv.0% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a number people, 45.8% of people under a age of 18 & 8.4% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.