Amherst ny Wedding
Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York, USA, directly northeast of the City of Buffalo. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 116,510. This represents an increase from the 1990 census figure of 111,711. The town is named for Jeffrey Amherst, a British military officer.
The Town of Amherst, named the safest town in America (for towns 100,000 to 499,999 in population), encompasses most of the Village of Williamsville. The town is by the northern part of the county and borders a small section of the Erie Canal. The town is the largest and most populous suburb of Buffalo.
Based on statistics reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Amherst is the third safest city in USA overall, after Newton, Massachusetts and Brick Township, New Jersey. The designation is based on crime statistics for the year 2004 in six categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and auto theft. [1] Amherst was formed in 1818 from part of the Town of Buffalo (later the City of Buffalo), which had previously been created from the Town of Clarence. Part of Amherst was used to form the Town of Cheektowaga in 1839.
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