- POPULATION
1,049
- UTILITIES
Electricity Supplier: Alliant Energy
Water: Municipal
Sewer: Municipal
Telephone: Amherst Telephone Company
Fiber Optics/Digital Microwave: Available
- TRANSPORTATION
- Highways: US 10, WI 161
- Rail Service: Canadian National
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- Switching service daily
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- Piggyback ramp available
- Nearest Air Service: Stevens Point Municipal Airport
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- Runway: 6,028 feet (lighted)
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- VOR, Unicom radio, GPS approach
- Nearest Commercial Air Service: Central Wisconsin Airport (40 miles)
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- Northwest, United, Midwest
- Intercity Bus Service: Available
- FREIGHT SERVICE/PACKAGE DELIVERY
Six local motor freight carriers serve the area
United Parcel Service regional hub
Spee Dee Delivery terminal
- HEALTHCARE
- Hospitals: Saint Michael's Hospital/ Ministry Health Care (181 beds)
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- Medical flight service available
- Clinics: 1
- Nearby Clinics: 19
- Nearby Facilities:
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- Saint Joseph's Hospital/ Ministry Health Care
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- Saint Clare's Hospital/Ministry Health Care
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- Aspirus/Wausau Hospital
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- Marshfield Clinic
- CHURCHES
Bible, Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist
- INDUSTRIAL PARKS
Amherst Business Park
- SCHOOLS
- University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
(15 miles) - Mid-State Technical College (15 miles)
- Tomorrow River School District
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- One elementary, one middle, one high school
- COMMUNICATIONS
Newspapers: One daily, one weekly,
one monthly
Television: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, Tomorrow Valley Cable
Radio: 6 FM, 2 AM
- CLIMATE
January Average High: 23 F
July Average High: 82 F
Average Rainfall: 32 inches
Average Snowfall: 41 inches
- RECREATION
Public Parks (within 10 miles): 9
Tomorrow River Trail: 18-mile limestone paved trail near Village
- MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS
American Governor – Manufacturing
Amherst Family Foods – Grocer
Amherst Telephone Company – Utility
Blenker Companies – Construction
International Bank of Amherst – Financial
Larsen Cooperative – Co-op
Tomorrow River School District – Primary education
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