Cambridge, Iowa
| Cambridge | |
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 Water Street in the center of Cambridge |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1856 (created) 1881 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Story County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 54 ′ N , 93 ° 32 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
827 (as of 2010) 89,542 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 290.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.85 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 264 m |
| Postal code : | 50046 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-10225 |
| GNIS ID : | 455098 |
| Website : | cambridge-ia.us |
| Mayor : | Scott DeYoung |
 Cambridge City Hall |
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Cambridge is a small town (with the status " City ") in Story County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Cambridge had 827 inhabitants, the number of which decreased slightly to 825 by 2013.
The city is part of the Ames Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan area that spans the entire area of Story County.
geography
Cambridge is located in the center of Iowa on the west bank of the South Skunk River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin across the Skunk River .
The geographical coordinates of Cambridge are 42 ° 53'54 "north latitude and 93 ° 31'45" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 2.85 km² and lies entirely within the Union Township .
Neighboring towns to Cambridge are Nevada (12 miles north-northeast), Maxwell (9 miles east), Elkhart (8.2 miles south), Alleman (9.9 miles southwest), Huxley (6.7 miles west) and Ames (22.7 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (359 km north), Rochester , Minnesota (306 km northeast), Waterloo (172 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (168 km east), Iowa's former capital Iowa City (194 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (40.2 km south-southwest), Kansas City , Missouri (351 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (261 km west-southwest), Sioux City (302 km west-northwest) and South Dakotas largest city Sioux Falls (444 km northwest).
traffic
Interstate Highway 35 , which runs in north-south direction and is the shortest route from Minneapolis to Des Moines, runs around 3 km away on the western outskirts of Cambridge. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for freight traffic of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) runs through the city of Cambridge in a north-south direction .
The Heart of Iowa Nature Trail is a rail trail for hikers, cyclists and riders through the south of the city of Cambridge on the route of a former railway line .
The Ames Municipal Airport is located 22 km north-northwest, a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 50 km south-southwest .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 200 | - | |
| 1880 | 223 | 11.5% | |
| 1890 | 432 | 93.7% | |
| 1900 | 667 | 54.4% | |
| 1910 | 696 | 4.3% | |
| 1920 | 739 | 6.2% | |
| 1930 | 639 | -13.5% | |
| 1940 | 608 | -4.9% | |
| 1950 | 573 | -5.8% | |
| 1960 | 587 | 2.4% | |
| 1970 | 661 | 12.6% | |
| 1980 | 732 | 10.7% | |
| 1990 | 714 | -2.5% | |
| 2000 | 819 | 14.7% | |
| 2010 | 827 | 1 % | |
| 2013 estimate | 825 | -0.2% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Cambridge had 827 people in 310 households. The population density was 290.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.67 people in each of the 310 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 54,706 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,770. 4.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Cambridge - Mayor and City Council.Retrieved April 16, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 16, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 16, 2015
- ^ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - Heart of Iowa Nature Trail.Retrieved April 16, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ames Municipal Airport Accessed on April 16, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved April 16, 2015
