Page Contents for Cambridge, Minnesota

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Community news

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Minnesota state capital is St. Paul.
The population of Cambridge is approximately 5,520 (2000), 8111 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 1,950 (1990), 3137 (2010).
The amount of land area in Cambridge is 9.798 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.096 sq kilometers.
The distance from Cambridge to Washington DC is 972 miles.
The distance to the Minnesota state capital is 41 miles. (as the crow flies)
Cambridge is positioned 45.56 degrees north of the equator and 93.22 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Cambridge elevation is 962 feet above sea level.
Cambridge median income is $ 35,313.
The Cambridge median home price is $ 100,200 (2000).

Location

about 45 miles from the Minneapolis-St Paul area. Also about 45 miles from St. Cloud. Nearby communities include Isanti, Braham, St. Francis, East Bethel, Stacy, Princeton, Rush City and North Branch.

Here is a map page for Cambridge.
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History & History Related Items

Cambridge was founded in 1866 and named by the New England settlers there. Some of the early business in Cambridge included a potato starch factory, a flouring mill, a wool carding and spinning mill and more. The city flourished growing from 258 in 1890 to nearly 7,000 in 2002.

Here is a short history page for Cambridge, including several historical pictures.
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Attractions

Take a photo tour of Cambridge with pictures from both the past and the present.

Things to do in Cambridge.
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Cambridge City Government

Cambridge City Center
Phone: 763-689-3211

Cambridge has a Mayor-Council form of government. There is a full-time staff including a city administrator. Cambridge is the county seat of Isanti County.

Cambridge Chamber

Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 343
Cambridge, MN
Phone: 763-689-2505
Fax: 763-552-2505
Email

Cambridge Community News

Swedish in Cambridge?
I read about Swedish Baptists from Orsa in Dalarna in Sweden, who moved to the USA in the 1860's and settled down in Cambridge. I am interested in having further information about this group of emigrants. Are there any information sources about this group?
If anyone can help, please email me:
Sven Collin
Email: collin@alfa.telenordia.se

Cambridge Organizations

Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 343
Cambridge, MN
Phone: 763-689-2505
Fax: 763-552-2505
Email

Cambridge Libraries

East Central Regional Library
244 Birch St S
Cambridge, MN 55008
Phone: 763-689-7390

Cambridge Schools

Cambridge-Isanti School District 911
315 7th Ln NE
Cambridge, MN 55008
Phone: 763-689-6188 Cambridge

Miscellany

The population of Cambridge was:,br> 1890 - 258
1900 - 737
1980 - 3,287
1990 - 5,094
2000 - 5,520
2002 - 6,750 (estimate)
2005 - 8,000-10,000

Cambridge is located in the Central Time Zone