 amherst township is a township in fillmore county, minnesota, united states. the population was 405 at the 2000 census. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land. ==demographics== as of the census of 2000, there were 405 people, 124 households, and 101 families residing in the township. the population density was 11.3 people per square mile (4.4/kmÂ²). there were 139 housing units at an average density of 3.9/sq&nbsp;mi (1.5/kmÂ²). the racial makeup of the township was 98.02% white, 0.49% asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. [[hispanic (u.
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