Cambridge (Wisconsin)
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Cambridge is a town ( with a status of "Village" ) in Dane and to a lesser extent in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, Cambridge had 1457 inhabitants.
Cambridge is part of the metropolitan area of Madison.
Geography
Cambridge is located in south central Wisconsin, in the eastern suburban area of the capital, Madison. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois is located 174 km west-southwest.
The geographical coordinates are 43 ° 00'13 Cambridge " north latitude and 89 ° 00'59 " west longitude. The municipality covers an area of 3.73 km ².
The center of Madison is located 37.6 km west. Neighboring towns of Cambridge are Lake Mills (15,6 km northeast), Jefferson (18,6 km to the east), Fort Atkinson (17,6 km to the southeast ), Albion ( 17.8 km SSW ), Edgerton (22 km in the same direction ), Stoughton (24,8 km southwest) and Deerfield (8,9 km north-west ).
The nearest to Madison other major cities are Green Bay (220 km northeast), Milwaukee (100 km east), Chicago (198 km southeast) and Rockford (93.3 km to the south ).
Traffic
In Cambridge, the U.S. Highways 12 and 18 and the Wisconsin State Highway 134 meet together. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and within local roads.
The nearest airport is Dane County Regional Airport in Madison ( 39.6 km NNE ).
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Cambridge in 1457 people in 615 households. The population density was 390.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 615 households lived statistically 2.37 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64, and 14.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 67,396. The per capita income was $ 30,384. 8.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Matt Kenseth (born 1972 ) - NASCAR driver - born and raised in Cambridge
- Knute Nelson (1843-1923) - 1893-1895 twelfth governor of Minnesota - practiced for several years as an attorney in Cambridge