Original: According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²) of it is land and 0.0 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.50%) is water.
Simplified: Amherst has an area of 1.2 square miles, thanks to the United States Census Bureau.