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Cambridge, Ohio
Location of Cambridge, Ohio
Location of Cambridge, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°1′30″N 81°35′12″W / 40.025, -81.58667
Country United States
State Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
 - Total 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
 - Land 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation GR3 830 ft (253 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 11,520
 - Density 2,055.1/sq mi (793.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 43725, 43750
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-10996GR2
GNIS feature ID 1058167GR3
Guernsey County Courthouse
Guernsey County Courthouse

Cambridge is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Guernsey CountyGR6. The municipality is located in southeastern Ohio and is in the Appalachian Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains. At the time of the 2000 census, Cambridge was a city with 11,520 residents. It is the center of the Cambridge Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). Cambridge is well-known among glass collectors as being the location for the Cambridge Glass, Boyd Glass and Mosser Glass plants. Cambridge is also famous for its "S" shaped bridges, some of the first bridges ever constructed in the Northwest Territory. It is located adjacent to the intersection of I-70 and I-77, which the Ohio Department of Transportation proclaimed in 1969 was the world's largest interchange (in terms of land area).

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In 1796 Col. Ebenezer Zane received funds to cut a road from Ohio to Kentucky. He responded by naming the first settlements in honor of Cambridge, Maryland. The land on which part of Cambridge stands was granted to Zaccheus Biggs and Zaccheus Beatty by the government in 1801. In 1806 another group of early settlers from the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel of England pitched camp in Cambridge because the women in the party refused to move on.

Tom Orr is the current Mayor of Cambridge.[citation needed]

Cambridge is located at 40°1′30″N, 81°35′12″W (40.025118, -81.586776)GR1, along Wills Creek.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²), all of it land.

As of the 2000 censusGR2, there were 11,520 people, 4,924 households, and 2,954 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,055.1 people per square mile (792.9/km²). There were 5,585 housing units of an average density of 384.4/km² (996.3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 92.84% White, 3.91% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.47% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

Of 4,924 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18, 39.2% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92.

The population of the city was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males and every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,102, and the median income for a family was $30,780. Males had a median income of $26,368 versus $20,596 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,452. About 18.1% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Peters Creek S bridge.
Peters Creek S bridge.


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