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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Administration
Full nameCambridge, Massachusetts
Official nameCambridge, Massachusetts
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1630
Incorporated1636
Government
TypeCouncil-City Manager
MayorDavid P. Maher
City ManagerRobert W. Healy
Geography
Total Area7.13 sq mi (18.5 km2)
Land Area6.43 sq mi (16.7 km2)
Water Area0.70 sq mi (1.8 km2)
Elevation40 ft (12.2 m)
Demography
Total Population105,594 (est'd.) (2008)
Density (pop.)6338.9/km2 (16422.08/sq mi)
DemonymCantabrigian
Other information
Time zoneEastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142
Area code617 / 857
FIPS code25-11000
GNIS feature ID0617365

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Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, a nexus of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two internationally prominent universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to a 2008 census estimate the city population was 105,594. It is the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. Cambridge is one of the two county seats of Middlesex County (Lowell is the other).

A resident of Cambridge is known as a Cantabrigian.

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Idenix Pharma Q3 Loss Widens On Higher Expenses - Quick Facts - RTT News Tweet this news
RTT News---Cambridge-, -Massachusetts--based Idenix's total quarterly revenues grew to $3.79 million from $3.11 million in the comparable quarter a year ago. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:21:18 GMT+00:00
French biotech company IntegraGen to open US subsidiary in Cambridge - pharmabiz.com Tweet this news
pharmabiz.com--"We have decided to locate IntegraGen's US subsidiary in -Cambridge- as a result of -Massachusetts- commitment to attracting and supporting the life sciences, ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:44:44 GMT+00:00
Global research headquarters expansion gets $600m from - Healthcare Digital (press release) Tweet this news
Healthcare Digital (press release)---...- will add 300 new jobs and invest around $600m to widen its global research headquarters campus on Massachusetts Avenue in -Cambridge-, -Massachusetts-. ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:52:17 GMT+00:00
Novartis to expand global research headquarters in Massachusetts - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)---...- and invest $600 million over the next five years to expand its global research headquarters campus on Massachusetts Avenue in -Cambridge-, -Massachusetts-. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:00:25 GMT+00:00
MIT Investment Management Company disregards the City of Cambridge - The MIT Tech Tweet this news
The MIT Tech--Mr. Marsh has allowed a prominent store front on -Massachusetts- Avenue, close to the museum, to remain vacant for over a year. It is a menacing vista along a ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:45:34 GMT+00:00
Why America doesn't do kings - Financial Times Tweet this news
Financial Times--The first came in July 2009 when James Crowley, a -Cambridge-, -Massachusetts-, police sergeant, found Henry Louis Gates, a Harvard professor of Afro-American ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:43:19 GMT+00:00
America and the 'Fun' Generation - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times---CAMBRIDGE-, -MASSACHUSETTS- � From the first years of the American republic, a quiet battle has simmered over the words that denote the ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:01:44 GMT+00:00
Trimble Acquires ThingMagic RFID Technology - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--Headquartered in -Cambridge-, -Massachusetts-, the company was founded in 2000 by a group of visionary PhD graduates from Massachusetts Institute of ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:31:42 GMT+00:00
Auto loan rates in Cambridge, Massachusetts - Bankrate.com Tweet this news
Bankrate.com--Auto loan rates in -Cambridge-, -MA-, can vary greatly from lender to lender, especially in the current rocky market. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:29:30 GMT+00:00
The Ley Lines of Globalization - Citizen Economists (blog) Tweet this news
Citizen Economists (blog)---...- I wrote a blog post that tried to calculate the cost of shipping water from a bottling plant in Yaqara, Fiji to -Cambridge-, -Massachusetts-. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:45:09 GMT+00:00

State and federal representation : Other neighborhoods
Party Number of Voters Percentage
Total 64,727 100%

City government :
City Council

Radio :
Callsign Frequency City/town Licensee Format
WHRB 95.3 FM Cambridge Harvard Radio Broadcasting Co., Inc. Musical variety
WJIB 740 AM Cambridge Bob Bittner Broadcasting Adult Standards/Pop
WMBR 88.1 FM Cambridge Technology Broadcasting Corporation College radio

Region of Greater Boston

CountiesBelknap, NH * Bristol, MA * Bristol, RI * Essex, MA * Hillsborough, NH * Kent, RI * Merrimack, NH * Middlesex, MA * Newport, RI * Norfolk, MA * Plymouth, MA * Providence, RI * Rockingham, NH * Strafford, NH * Suffolk, MA * Washington, RI * Worcester, MA
Major CitiesBoston
Cities and towns
100k-250k
Cambridge * Lowell * Manchester * Providence * Worcester
Cities and towns
25k-99k
Attleboro * Braintree * Brockton * Central Falls * Chelsea * Concord * Coventry * Cranston * Cumberland * Dover * East Providence * Everett * Fall River * Fitchburg * Framingham * Franklin * Gloucester * Haverhill * Johnston * Lawrence * Leominster * Lynn * Malden * Marlborough * Medford * Melrose * Methuen * Nashua * New Bedford * Newport * Newton * North Kingstown * North Providence * Pawtucket * Plymouth * Quincy * Revere * Rochester * Salem * Somerville * South Kingstown * Taunton * Waltham * Warwick * Watertown * West Warwick * Westerly * Weymouth * Woburn * Woonsocket
Cities and towns
10k-25k
Amesbury * Barrington * Beverly * Bristol * Burrillville * East Greenwich * Gardner * Laconia * Lincoln * Middletown * Narragansett, Rhode Island * Newburyport * North Smithfiel * Peabody * Portsmouth (Rhode Island) * Portsmouth (New Hampshire) * Scituate * Smithfield * Somersworth * Southbridge * Tiverton * Warren * Winthrop
Sub-regionsBoston Proper * Central Massachusetts * Merrimack Valley * MetroWest * North Shore * Rhode Island * South Coast * South Shore

Municipalities and communities of Middlesex County, Massachusetts

CitiesCambridge * Everett * Lowell * Malden * Marlborough * Medford * Melrose * Newton * Somerville * Waltham * Watertown * Woburn
TownsActon * Arlington * Ashby * Ashland * Ayer * Bedford * Belmont * Billerica * Boxborough * Burlington * Carlisle * Chelmsford * Concord * Dracut * Dunstable * Framingham * Groton * Holliston * Hopkinton * Hudson * Lexington * Lincoln * Littleton * Maynard * Natick * North Reading * Pepperell * Reading * Sherborn * Shirley * Stoneham * Stow * Sudbury * Tewksbury * Townsend * Tyngsborough * Wakefield * Wayland * Westford * Weston * Wilmington * Winchester
CDPsAyer * Cochituate * Fort Devens * East Pepperell * Groton * Hopkinton * Hudson * Littleton Common * Pepperell * Pinehurst * Shirley * Townsend * West Concord
Other
villages
Auburndale * Chestnut Hill * Gleasondale * Newton Centre * Newton Highlands * Newton Lower Falls * Newton Upper Falls * Newtonville * Nonantum * North Billerica * North Chelmsford * Waban * West Newton

Region of New England

TopicsFlag * Culture * Cuisine * Geography * Economy * Government * History * Population * Sports
StatesConnecticut * Maine * Massachusetts * New Hampshire * Rhode Island * Vermont
Major citiesBoston * Bridgeport * Burlington * Cambridge * Hartford * Lowell * Manchester * New Haven * Portland * Providence * Quincy * Springfield * Stamford * Waterbury * Worcester
State capitalsAugusta * Boston * Concord * Hartford * Montpelier * Providence



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