Cambridge is a
town in
Washington County,
New York,
USA. It is part of the
Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,158 at the 2005 census.
The town of Cambridge contains part of a
village, also called
Cambridge.
History
The town of Cambridge, formerly in
Albany County, New York, was transferred to Washington County in 1791. Cambridge is home to the Cambridge Hotel, the anecdotal originator of
Pie a la Mode.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5
square miles (94.5
km²), of which, 36.4 square miles (94.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.33%) is water.
Part of the south town line is the border of
Rensselaer County.
NY Route 372 passes along the northeast town line.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,152 people, 795 households, and 581 families residing in the town. The
population density was 59.2 people per square mile (22.8/km²). There were 868 housing units at an average density of 23.9/sq mi (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.44%
White, 0.84%
Black or
African American, 0.37%
Native American, 0.28%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.42% from
other races, and 0.60% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 795 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were
married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,579, and the median income for a family was $50,714. Males had a median income of $32,165 versus $27,667 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $21,529. About 3.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Communities and locations in the Town of Cambridge
Communities and locations
- Cambridge – The village of Cambridge located at the eastern town line.
- Center Cambridge – A hamlet south of North Cambridge on County Road 74.
- Coila – A hamlet on NY-372 northwest of Cambridge village.
- Fly Summit – A location at the west town line, west of North Cambridge on County Road 74.
- Lee – A location south of South Cambridge on County Road 74.
- North Cambridge – A hamlet west of Cambridge village, located on County Road 60.
- Oak Hill – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
- South Cambridge – A hamlet in the south part of the town on County Road 74.
- West Cambridge – A hamlet near the east town line on County Road 74.
Geographical features
- Fly Creek – A small stream at the west town line.
- Fly Swamp – A swamp north of Fly Summit.
- The Cobble – An elevation near North Cambridge.
- Wampecack Creek – A tributary of the Hoosic River, which flows past West Cambridge and South Cambridge.
