Cambridge, Nebraska
| Cambridge, Nebraska | |
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Cambridge looking west along Nasby Street (U.S. Highway 6/U.S. Highway 34)
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 Location of Cambridge, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 40°17′0″N 100°10′15″W / 40.28333°N 100.17083°WCoordinates: 40°17′0″N 100°10′15″W / 40.28333°N 100.17083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Furnas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Harpst |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2) |
| • Land | 1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,264 ft (690 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,063 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,051 |
| • Density | 793.3/sq mi (306.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 69022 |
| Area code(s) | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-07730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0827874 |
Cambridge is a city in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2010 census.
Cambridge was originally called Pickletown, and under the latter name was laid out in the 1870s by J. W. Pickle. When the railroad was built through the settlement in 1880, the town was renamed Cambridge by railroad officials. The origin of the name is uncertain: it may have been named after Cambridge, Massachusetts, or after Cambridge in England.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), all of it land.
Local points of interest include the W. H. Faling House.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,063 people, 490 households, and 272 families residing in the city. The population density was 793.3 inhabitants per square mile (306.3/km2). There were 589 housing units at an average density of 439.6 per square mile (169.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 490 households of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.5% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.90.
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