Cambridge (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 8, 1834 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 3 ′ N , 69 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 462 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 50.19 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 50.04 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 122 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04923 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-09655 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582383 | ||
| Website : | cambridgemaine.com | ||
Cambridge is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 462 inhabitants in 252 households on an area of 50.19 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Cambridge has a total area of 50.19 km², of which 50.04 km² is land and 0.16 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Cambridge is in the southeast of Somerset County and is adjacent to the Piscataquis County and Penobscot County . The Sebasticook River forms the southeastern boundary of the town's area. There are only smaller lakes in the town area, the largest being Cambridge Pond . The surface is slightly hilly, the 211 m high Ham Hill in the northwest is the highest point.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Parkman , Piscataquis County, 4.5 mi
- Northeast: Sangerville , Piscataquis County, 9.1 mi
- East: Dexter , Penobscot County, 8.4 mi
- South: Ripley , 3.9 miles
- Southwest: Harmony , 6.6 mi
- Northwest: Wellington , Piscataquis County, 7 mi
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Cambridge : Cambridge , North Ripley and Webber .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Cambridge is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.
history
The settlement of the area of Cambridge began in 1804. With Joseph Tyler, Noah Littlefield, Jacob Hatch and Mr. Kimball first settlers reached the area and settled, others followed. The first child was born in 1815 and from 1818 the first school lessons were held in a log cabin. A large fire, which is said to have been part of the Mirimachi fire , a large forest fire starting in New Brunswick , destroyed all houses in Cambridge except for the "Lane House" in 1825. A first store was opened in 1827.
On February 8, 1834, Cambridge was founded as an independent town north of the Sebasticook River and separated from the town of Ripley south of the Sebasticook River. Cambridge was named after Cambridge in England. The proposal went back to Isaac Hooper's eleven-year-old daughter, at whose house the split was decided at a meeting. She was asked to suggest a name and suggested Cambridge as she had just read something about the city.
The town was also damaged by a hurricane that swept over it in 1874. Several houses had to be demolished. As in the fire of 1825, no people were killed here either. In 1885, parts of Wellington were added.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Cambridge, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 461 | 487 | 516 | 472 | 472 | 425 | ||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 364 | 369 | 318 | 324 | 310 | 326 | 354 | 281 | 445 | 490 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 492 | 462 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Maine State Route 150 , which connects Cambridge with Hartland in the north and the Maine State Route 152 , which connects Cambridge with St. Albans in the south, run through Cambridge.
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities in Cambridge. Others are in Dexter, St. Albans, Dover and Hartland.
Cambridge does not have its own library, the closest being the Guilford Memorial Library in Guilford.
education
Cambridge is part of MSAD 04 with Abbot, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington.
The following schools are offered in the school district:
- Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through grade 8
- Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford with grades 9 through 12
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Cambridge on maine.gov (English)
- Cambridge on City-data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cambridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed on 14 March 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Ham Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ A b Cambridge, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Cambridge, Maine (ME 04923) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on March 14, 2020 .
- ^ A b c Town History - The Official Town Website of Cambridge, Maine. In: cambridgemaine.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Local: Maine.gov. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Welcome to SAD 4! In: sad4.org. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
