Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. It was named in honor of Cambridge, England, the town where its founding fathers had studied (at Cambridge University). Cambridge is most famous for the two prominent universities that call it home: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 101,355, though even more people commute into Cambridge to work.
Cambridge is the county seat of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. However, the county government was abolished in 1997. Although the county still exists as a geographical and political region, with Middlesex County courts and jails and such, county employees now work for the state.
The diversity of the population is striking. Residents, known as Cantabrigians (although the term isn't in common currency as it is in Cambridge, England), range from distinguished Harvard professors to working-class families to immigrants from around the world.
This diversity contributes to the liberal atmosphere, and may be compared to Berkeley, California, in some respects. It is sometimes referred to as the "People's Republic of Cambridge" because of the city's famously liberal politics; political organizers often congregate at the Red Line T station in Harvard Square. The city seems to be growing more conservative as it grows wealthier, but has not yet lost its very liberal political culture.
Cambridge has been called the "City of Squares" by some, as most of its commercial districts are major street intersections known as squares. Each of the squares acts as something of a neighborhood center. These include:
Kendall Square, formed by the junction of Broadway, Main Street, and Third Street. Just over the Longfellow Bridge from Boston, at the eastern end of the MIT campus. It is served by an MBTA Red Line station. Most of Cambridge's large office towers are located here, giving the area somewhat of an office park feel. A flourishing biotech industry has grown up around here. The "One Kendall Square" complex is nearby, but -- confusingly -- not actually in Kendall Square.
Central Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and Western Avenue. This is perhaps the closest thing Cambridge has to a downtown, and is well-known for its wide variety of ethnic restaurants. Even as recently as the late 1990s it was rather run-down; it has become more gentrified in recent years, and continues to grow more expensive. It is served by a Red Line station. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street, and Main Street, is considered a part of the Central Square area.
Harvard Square, May 2000
Harvard Square, formed by the junction of Mass. Avenue, Brattle Street, and JFK Street. This is the site of Harvard University, the oldest university in the United States and is a major Cambridge shopping area (although not as exclusively so as in years past). It is served by a Red Line station. The neighborhood north of Harvard but east of Mass Ave is known as Agassiz in honor of the famed scientist Louis Agassiz.
Porter Square, about a mile north on Mass. Ave from Harvard Square, formed by the junction of Mass. Ave and Somerville Ave, and including part of the city of Somerville. It is served by a Red Line station.
Inman Square, at the junction of Cambridge and Hampshire streets in Mid-Cambridge.
Lechmere Square, at the junction of Cambridge and First streets, adjacent to the CambridgeSide Galleria shopping mall. Perhaps best known as the eastern terminus of the MBTA Green Line subway.
The residential neighborhoods in Cambridge border, but are not defined by the squares. These include:
Cambridgeport between Central Square and the Charles River
Riverside between Central Square and Harvard Square
East Cambridge
North Cambridge
Agassiz
Avon Hill
Mid Cambridge
Brattle Street
At the western edge of Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery is widely known for its distinguished inhabitants, its superb landscaping and as a first-rate arboretum.
Although one often sees references to the "Boston/Cambridge area" in print, Cambridge prefers to retain its own unique identity.
Although manufacturing was an important part of the late ninetheeth- and early twentieth-century Cambridge economy, today long-established educational institutions are its biggest employers; Harvard employs over 10,000 people and MIT over 7,000 as of 2004. As a famous cradle of technological innovation, Cambridge has also been home to legendary technology firms, including Akamai, BBN, Lotus Development Corporation (now part of IBM), Polaroid, and Thinking Machines. Over the years, as companies have grown, prospered, and then either moved away or gone out of business (see this list of employers for more information), Cambridge's large-scale employment has shifted tremendously. In 1996, Polaroid, Arthur D. Little, and Lotus were all top employers with over 1,000 people in Cambridge, and all declined or disappeared a few years later. As of 2005, alongside Harvard and MIT, health care and biotechnology dominate the Cambridge economy, with Genzyme, Biogen Idec, and Novartis the biggest players. Biotech's geographical locus is Kendall Square and East Cambridge, the center of much of the city's manufacturing a century before. Of the computer-industry firms that once dominated the Cambridge economy, only Akamai remains a top-20 employer. However, many smaller start-ups and entrepreneurial companies remain an important part of the Cambridge employment scene.
Cambridge is located at 42°22'25" North, 71°6'38" West 42.373746° N 71.110554° W GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.5 km² (7.1 mi²). 16.7 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.82% water.
Cambridge is bordered by the city of Boston on its south and east (across the Charles River), by the city of Somerville and the town of Arlington to its north, and by the city of Watertown and town of Belmont to its west.
Cambridge has a 9-member City Council, and a 6-member School Committee. The councillors and school committee members are elected every two years using the single transferable vote (STV) system. [1] Since the disbanding of the New York City Community School Boards in 2002, the Council is unusual in being the only governing body in the United States to use STV [2]. Once a laborious process that took several days to complete, vote counting is now done by computer.
The mayor is elected by the city councillors, from amongst themselves, and serves as the chair of City Council meetings. The mayor also sits on the School Committee. However, the Mayor is not the Chief Executive of the City. Rather, the City Manager, who is appointed by the City Council, serves in that capacity.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 101,355 people, 42,615 households, and 17,599 families residing in the city. The population density is 6,086.1/km² (15,766.1/mi²). There are 44,725 housing units at an average density of 2,685.6/km² (6,957.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 68.10% White, 11.92% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 11.88% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.19% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. 7.36% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 42,615 households out of which 17.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.1% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 58.7% are non-families. 41.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.03 and the average family size is 2.83.
In the city the population is spread out with 13.3% under the age of 18, 21.2% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $47,979, and the median income for a family is $59,423. Males have a median income of $43,825 versus $38,489 for females. The per capita income for the city is $31,156. 12.9% of the population and 8.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 15.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Famous people associated with Cambridge
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
Ben Affleck
Louis Agassiz
Julia Child
Noam Chomsky
Matt Damon
Doc Edgerton
Charles Eliot
Charles William Eliot
Patrick Ewing
Richard P. Feynman
John Kenneth Galbraith
Louise Glück
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Henry James
William James
Henry Kissinger
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
James Russell Lowell
Yo-Yo Ma
Charles Eliot Norton
Tip O'Neill
Robert Reich
Frederick Hastings Rindge
Rumeal Robinson
Patrick Stewart
Sam Waterston
Norbert Wiener
Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth
E. E. Cummings
Colleges and universities
Cambridge College
Harvard University
Lesley University
Longy School of Music
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge is host to many public and private schools serving the children of Cambridge.
The 12 public elementary schools include:
Amigos School
Baldwin School
Cambridgeport School
Fletcher-Maynard Academy
Graham & Parks School
Haggerty School
Kennedy/Longfellow School
King Open School
Martin Luther King Jr. School
Morse School
Peabody School
Tobin School
There is only one public high school in Cambridge, which is Cambridge Rindge and Latin, a.k.a. CRLS.
There are many other private schools in the region, serving a variety of needs in both parents and students. Some examples are The Shady Hill School, Buckingham Browne & Nichols (a.k.a. BB&N) and German International School Boston (a.k.a. GISBOS).
Road
Cambridge has an irregular street network due to the fact that many of the roads date from the colonial era. Contrary to popular belief, the road system did not evolve from longstanding cow-paths. Roads connected various village settlements with each other and nearby towns, and were shaped by geographic features, most notably streams, hills, and swampy areas. Several major roads lead to Cambridge, including the Massachusetts Turnpike (Exit 18), Route 2, Route 16 and the McGrath Highway (Route 28). Massachusetts Avenue runs the length of the city. The Charles River forms the southern border of Cambridge and is crossed by 11 bridges, 8 of which are open to motorized road traffic. (Part of the new I-93 bridges might also cut across a corner of Cambridge without providing any access.)
It can be hard to find a place to park in Cambridge. Main streets have metered parking. Parking on most other streets is restricted to residents with a sticker, even in areas without a parking shortage. Nonresidents cannot park in these spaces for any length of time, except on Sundays, or with a visitor permit lent by a resident. Streets are cleaned once a month (over two days, one day per side of the street), except January through March. If you park on the wrong side of street on that street's cleaning day your car will be towed. City policy discourages public off-street parking, in favor of reserved parking for residential and commercial tenants, so paid off-street parking is very expensive, and is nonexistent in many areas.
Mass Transit
Cambridge has one stop on the Green Line and five stops on the Red Line. Alewife Station, with its large parking garage ($5 per day as of November 2005), is an ideal place for visitors coming from the area to the northwest to leave their cars if their destination is near a T station, although like many other Boston-area commuter lots, it tends to fill on workday mornings, and there can be major delays driving out of the garage during the evening rush. There are also several bus routes, with major local bus terminals at Alewife, Harvard Square, Central Square, and Lechmere Square, and four trolleybus routes that originate at Harvard Square.
Cycling
Cambridge has several bike paths, including one along the Charles River, the Minuteman Bikeway and a linear park connecting Alewife and the Somerville Community Path. Bike parking is common and there are bike lanes on many streets, although concerns have been expressed regarding the suitability of many of the lanes. From time to time, police target their traffic enforcement efforts towards bicyclists who do not follow the Rules of the Road for vehicles, especially going through red lights, failure to stop for pedestrians at unsignalized crosswalks, riding on the wrong side of the street or the wrong way on a one-way street, and riding without a headlight at night. Cambridge has an active, official bicycle committee.
Intercity
Intercity buses and Amtrak stop at South Station, which is a short ride on the Red Line from Cambridge. Logan International Airport is easy to get to by car or taxi. It can also be reached via mass transit by transferring to the Silver Line SL1 bus at South Station.
See also: Boston transportation
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Population (year 2000): 101,355, Est. population in July 2004: 100,771 (-0.6% change)
Males: 49,674 (49.0%), Females: 51,681 (51.0%)
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Zip codes: 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142, 02163, 02238, 02239
Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $47,979 (year 2000)
Median house value: $398,500 (year 2000)
New: Cambridge, MA residents, houses, and apartments details
Races in Cambridge:
White Non-Hispanic (64.6%)
Black (11.9%)
Hispanic (7.4%)
Chinese (4.8%)
Two or more races (4.6%)
Other race (3.2%)
Asian Indian (2.7%)
Korean (1.9%)
Other Asian (1.1%)
Japanese (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (13.3%), English (9.2%), German (7.9%), Italian (7.5%), West Indian (5.1%), Russian (3.8%).
For population 25 years and over in Cambridge
High school or higher: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.1%
Graduate or professional dAugust 12, 2006 Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cambridge city
Never married: 52.4%
Now married: 34.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 7.3%
25.9% Foreign born (9.1% Asia, 7.3% Latin America, 6.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,503 (+5.7%).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (3.9 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: New York, NY (224.8 miles , pop. 8,008,278).
Nearest cities: Somerville, MA (1.3 miles ), Medford, MA (3.2 miles ), Brookline, MA (3.4 miles ), Boston, MA (3.9 miles ), Belmont, MA (4.6 miles ), Everett, MA (4.7 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $72,300
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $893,500
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $454,100
2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $306,800
2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $183,100
2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $135,500
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $776,300
2004: 39 buildings, average cost: $285,200
Latitude: 42.37 N, Longitude: 71.11 W
Area codes: 617, 857, 508
Cambridge, Massachusetts business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (39.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (19.3%).
Daytime population change due to commuting: +59,174 (+58.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 25,554 (46.5%)
Average climate in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Birthplace of: Anne McCaffrey - (born 1926), fantasy author, Charles Peirce, E. E. Cummings, James Russell Lowell - (1819-1891), writer, Matt Damon - (born 1970), actor, Ted Rall - (born 1963), political cartoonist., Brad Norton - NHL player (Los Angeles Kings, born: Feb 13, 1975), Fred Allen - (1894-1956), webmaster Clyde Lovett, comedian, Leroy Anderson - (1908-1975), composer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr..
Main business address for: SAPIENT CORP (SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN), ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), FORRESTER RESEARCH INC (SERVICES-ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT), ARTISOFT INC (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), GENZYME CORP (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), TRANSKARYOTIC THERAPIES INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), CURIS INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)) and 22 other public companies.
Hospitals/medical centers in Cambridge:
CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL (1493 CAMBRIDGE ST)
MT AUBURN HOSP (330 MT AUBURN ST)
STILLMAN INFIRMARY-HARVARD UNIV (75 MOUNT AUBURN STREET)
YOUVILLE REHAB CHRONIC DISEASE HOSP (1575 CAMBRIDGE ST)
Political contributions by individuals in Cambridge, MA
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cambridge:
GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 8 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 14 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
MANCHESTER (about 45 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cambridge:
NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; NORWOOD, MA; ID: OWD)
BEVERLY MUNI (about 21 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 24 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID: MA2)
Local government website: www.ci.cambridge.ma.us
Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 304 $951,208 $37,547 115 $88,972
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 1063 $4,710,690 $53,178 177 $132,144
Colleges/Universities in Cambridge:
HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 20,531; Location: MASSACHUSETTS HALL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.harvard.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 9,895; Location: 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: web.mit.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
LESLEY UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 3,700; Location: 29 EVERETT ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lesley.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,724; Location: 1000 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.CAMBRIDGE.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
WESTON JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (FT enrollment: 156; Location: 3 PHILLIPS PL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wjst.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC (FT enrollment: 147; Location: ONE FOLLEN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.longy.edu; Offers Master's degree)
MUSCULAR THERAPY INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 98; Location: 122 RINDGE AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.mtinstitute.com)
EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 74; Location: 99 BRATTLE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.episdivschool.org; Offers Doctor's degree)
HARCOURT LEARNING DIRECT (Location: 43 Thorndike Street, Bulfinch Square; Private, for-profit; Website: www.harcourt-learning.com)
COMPUTER PROCESSING INSTITUTE (Location: 615 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, for-profit)
TRAVEL EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 100 CAMBRIDGE PK DR; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.TRAVELEDUCATION.COM)
HARCOURT LEARNING DIRECT CENTER FOR DEGREE STUDIES (Location: 43 Thorndike Street, Bulfinch Square; Private, for-profit; Website: www.harcourt-learning.com)
LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY (Location: 113 BRATTLE ST; Private, not-for-profit)
THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS (Location: 2020 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Cambridge:
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 25,110)
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,122)
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 19,294)
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,732)
SIMMONS COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,386)
EMERSON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; Boston, MA; FT enrollment: 3,697)
TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)
Public high school in Cambridge:
CAMBRIDGE RINDGE AND LATIN (Students: 1,883; Location: 459 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Cambridge:
BUCKINGHAM BROWNE NICHOLS SCHO (Students: 949; Location: 80 GERRYS LANDING ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
MATIGON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 550; Location: 1 MATIGON RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
NORTH CAMBRIDGE CATHOLIC HIGH (Students: 230; Location: 40 NORRIS STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
JAMES F. FARR ACADEMY (Students: 33; Location: 71 PEARL STREET; Grades: 11 - 12)
CASTLE SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 298 HARVARD ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cambridge:
KING OPEN (Students: 570; Location: 850 CAMBRIDGE STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
PEABODY (Students: 549; Location: 70 RINDGE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 09)
KENNEDY-LONGFELLOW (Students: 449; Location: 158 SPRING STREET; Grades: PK - 09)
MORSE (Students: 440; Location: 40 GRANITE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
GRAHAM AND PARKS (Students: 423; Location: 44 LINNAEAN STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
JOHN M TOBIN (Students: 414; Location: 197 VASSAL LANE; Grades: PK - 08)
MARIA L. BALDWIN (Students: 382; Location: 28 SACRAMENTO STREET; Grades: KG - 09)
CAMBRIDGEPORT (Students: 331; Location: 89 ELM STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
BENJAMIN BANNEKER CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 21 NOTRE DAME AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
AMIGOS SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 100 PUTNAM AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Cambridge:
SHADY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location: 178 COOLIDGE HILL; Grades: PK - 8)
CAMBRIDGE FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 5 CADBURY ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
CAMBRIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN (Students: 259; Location: 161 GARDEN STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 96 CONCORD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
FAYERWEATHER STREET SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 765 CONCORD AVER STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
THE HENRY BUCKNER SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: 85 BISHOP RICHARD ALLEN DRIVE; Grades: PK - 1)
BOSTON ARCHDIOCESAN CHOIR SCH (Students: 58; Location: 29 MOUNT AUBURN STREET; Grades: 5 - 8; Boys only)
MULBERRY CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 25; Location: 600 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Cambridge:
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,885,065; Location: 449 BROADWAY; 364,548 books; 16,023 audio materials; 5,586 video materials; 843 serial subscriptions)
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Notable locations in Cambridge: Acorn Office Park (A), Alumni Swimming Pool (B), Porter Square Station (C), Stop amd Shop Center (D), University Park (E), Cambridge Office Park (F), Charlesgate Yacht Club (G), Cutter Square (H), Fresh Pond Golf Course (I), Fresh Pond Municipal Golf Course (J), Gold Star Pool (K), Great Court (L), Harvard Observatory (M), Hoyt Field (N), Holmes Building (O), Holman Building (P), North Cambridge Senior Center (Q), Clark Building (R), Eliot House (S), Hollis Building (T).
Shopping Centers: Porter Square Shopping Center (1), The Atrium Shopping Center (2), Cambridgeside Galleria Shopping Center (3), Central Plaza Shopping Center (4), Central Square Mall Shopping Center (5), Fresh Pond Mall Shopping Center (6), Fresh Pond Shopping Center (7).
Churches in Cambridge include: Western Avenue Baptist Church (A), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapel (B), Cambridgeport Baptist Church (C), Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church (D), Transcendental Meditation Center (E), Christ Church (F), Christ Episcopal Church (G), Christian Life Center (H).
Cemeteries: Cambridge Cemetery (1), North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery (2), Burial Hill Cemetery (3), Old Burying Ground (4).
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jerrys Pond (A), Blacks Nook (B), Lily Pond (C), Little Fresh Pond (D), Fresh Pond (E), Charles River Basin (F), Perch Pond (G), Salt Marsh (H).
Rivers: Little River (A), Millers River (B).
Parks in Cambridge include: Saint Peters Field (1), Morse School Playground (2), Sheridan Square (3), John A Ahern Field (4), Lusitania Field (5), Library Park (6), Charles Park (7), Alden Play Area (8), Sacrament Field (9).
Beach: Magazine Beach (A).
Post office: (A).
Cambridge compared to Massachusetts state average:
Median house value significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
Population density above state average for cities.
Strongest AM radio stations in Cambridge:
WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
WXKS (1430 AM; 5 kW; EVERETT, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WBPS (1150 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cambridge:
WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMBR (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: TECHNOLOGY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMFO (91.5 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: TUFTS UNIVERSITY)
WZBC (90.3 FM; NEWTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Cambridge:
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY) |
