Cambridge, Nebraska Cambridge, Nebraska Location of Cambridge, Nebraska Cambridge is a town/city in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States.
Cambridge was originally called Pickletown, and under the latter name was laid out in the 1870s by J.
The origin of the name is uncertain: it may have been titled after Cambridge, Massachusetts, or after Cambridge in England. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,063 citizens , 490 homeholds, and 272 families residing in the city.
The populace 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).
There were 490 homeholds of which 23.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 44.5% were non-families.
42.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the town/city was 47.6 years.
22.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 26.2% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,041 citizens , 486 homeholds, and 282 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,287.3 citizens per square mile (496.2/km ).
There were 545 housing units at an average density of 674.0 per square mile (259.8/km ).
There were 486 homeholds out of which 27.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families.
39.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 28.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,913, and the median income for a family was $37,500.
About 4.5% of families and 7.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
A 1925 version is available for download at University of Nebraska Lincoln Digital Commons.: "The postal service at Cambridge was established under the name of Medicine Creek in 1874, with George Carothers as postmaster.
These officials, as they had titled Oxford, suggested the name Cambridge to Mr.
"Cambridge, Furnas County".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Municipalities and communities of Furnas County, Nebraska, United States Arapahoe Beaver City Cambridge
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