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Welcome to Cambridge ...The village of Cambridge is primarily located in Dane County<1>. A portion of Cambridge extends into Jefferson County. The location of Cambridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Cambridge has a population of 1,537 people<3> (see below for details). Cambridge is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Cambridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Cambridge: (608) Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cambridge had an population of 1,537 people. This is an increase of 5.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.6% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Cambridge had a population of 1,457 people. This makes Cambridge the county's 42nd most populous community. The population of Cambridge represents 0.03% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 603rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,457 people, the population of Cambridge increased 32.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,101 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Cambridge. Communities Also Named Cambridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Cambridge - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cambridge. Communities near Cambridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cambridge.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cambridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cambridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cambridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cambridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambridge. See our Newspapers Page for Cambridge. Adding Cambridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Cambridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cambridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Cambridge in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Cambridge. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cambridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/ The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/ Footnotes ...
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