Cambridge, Massachusetts

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Cambridge, MA) Jump to: navigation, search Cambridge, Massachusetts —  City  — Cambridge City Hall Seal Motto: "Literis Antiquis Novis Institutis Decora." It can be translated as: "Distinguished for Classical Learning and New Institutions." Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: 42°22′25″N 71°06′38″W / 42.37361°N 71.11056°W / 42.37361; -71.11056Coordinates: 42°22′25″N 71°06′38″W / 42.37361°N 71.11056°W / 42.37361; -71.11056 Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  • Type Council-City Manager  • Mayor Henrietta Davis  • City Manager Robert W. Healy Area  • Total 7.13 sq mi (18.47 km2)  • Land 6.43 sq mi (16.65 km2)  • Water 0.70 sq mi (1.81 km2) Elevation 40 ft (12 m) Population (2010)  • Total 105,162  • Density 16,422.08/sq mi (6,341.98/km2)  • Demonym Cantabrigian Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)  • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4) ZIP code 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 Area code(s) 617 / 857 FIPS code 25-11000 GNIS feature ID 0617365 Website www.cambridgema.gov

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, situated directly north of Boston, across the Charles River. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 105,162. It is the fifth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and Lowell. Cambridge was one of the two county seats of Middlesex County prior to the abolition of county government in 1997; Lowell was the other.