Cambridge, Idaho

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Coordinates: 44°34′18″N 116°40′41″W / 44.57167, -116.67806
Cambridge, Idaho
Location of Cambridge, Iadho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Washington
Area
- Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,661 ft (811 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	360
- Density	1,270.6/sq mi (490.6/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83610
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-12520
GNIS feature ID	0400338

Cambridge is a city in Washington County, Idaho, United States. The population was 360 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

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A little history on the name: Cambridge was originally going to be called Lewisville after Albert Lewis, who was the head engineer of the railroad project that came through and helped make the town. Originally a town called Salubria was where most residents resided but in the early days there was a land dispute with the railroad...the new settlement absorbed the populace of Salubria, and in time, Salubria faded away, and Cambridge was born. The name Cambridge came in place of the suggested Lewisville. Lewiston Idaho already existed and during this time the postal service deemed it confusing to have to many towns with closely related names...Albert Lewis attended Harvard at Cambridge Mass. and so the town was aptly named Cambridge.

Modern Day facts: Cambridge has had success in all sports at the high school level, particularly in girls volleyball and boys football. Sometime around 2001 or so the old high school was torn down and replaced with a new one. A parking lot now sits where the old school was, and the new one was built on the old football field West of there. The sports programs are now united with the town of Midvale (8 miles South) and no longer is there a Cambridge Bulldogs or a Midvale Rangers, but the Tri-Valley Titans. The Tri is representative of Midvale, Cambridge, and Indian Valley, an area located West of Cambridge and the old Salubria area. Kids from Indian Valley reside in Adams county but some attend school in Cambridge.

Cambridge has been the hometown to many successful people. The founder of Commercial Tire graduated from Cambridge High School.

Cambridge is a community strong in spirit but weak in infrastructure. There is little industry in the town aside from Farm/Ranch and Logging/Timber to entice younger people to settle there. It is still one of the most beautiful settings in Idaho and will give a person access to a multitude of recreational activity in terms of fishing, hunting, water sports, snowmobiling, hiking, and camping.

[edit] Geography

Cambridge is located at 44°34′18″N, 116°40′41″W (44.571535, -116.678013)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 360 people, 152 households, and 100 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,270.6 people per square mile (496.4/km²). There were 173 housing units at an average density of 610.6/sq mi (238.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.33% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.83% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 152 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,386, and the median income for a family was $31,111. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,475. About 7.8% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.