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Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County.

It is the county seat.

The community was named after the town and county in England.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Massachusetts named Cambridge. For links to other places called Cambridge, MA, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Cambridge is 42.375N. The longitude is -71.106W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 16 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 101,587.

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$47,979

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Cambridge is on the Charles River across from Boston.

After the Revolution, became known as the "home of the Literati."

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 513. The number of murders and homicides was 3. The violent crime rate was 5 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 1 among big cities in the ePodunk College Town Index, 2002

Filming location for:
· 1966 movie, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
· 1997 movie, "Good Will Hunting"
· 1973 movie, "The Paper Chase"

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Census 2000 highlights: Among U.S. communities of at least 100,000 people, ranked No. 10 in monthly mortgage costs. The median here was $1,896; Fifth most crowded city in the U.S., with 15,836 people per square mile

Well-known residents have included:
· Ben Affleck, actor
· Matt Damon, actor
· Oliver Wendell Holmes, physician and writer
· Jane Curtin, comedian and actress
· Sam Waterston, actor
· Julia Child, chef

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Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks, Peet's Coffee & Tea

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Local festivals include:

Oktoberfest - Oct. 7, 2007
Head of the Charles Regatta - Oct. 20-21, 2007
Cambridge River Festival - June 16, 2007

Dates often change. Check Cambridge web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Performing arts: New England Philharmonic, American Repertory Theatre, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Charles River Reservation

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Historic sites and museums: Longfellow National Historic Site, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University Art Museums, MIT Museum, Margaret Hutchinson Compton Gallery

Colleges and universities: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lesley College, Episcopal Divinity School, Weston Jesuit School of Theology

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 234

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Quotes:
And then it was one thing for her to stroll with him round Cambridge, where she knew every step and had the confidence and freedom which came from being on her own ground, and the pretext, which was perfectly natural, of wanting to show him the colleges, and quite another thing to go wandering with him through the streets of this great strange city, which, attractive, delightful as it was, had not the suitableness even of being his home, not his real one.
-- The Bostonians
Henry James

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