Cambridge, Kansas

Cambridge is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 82 people lived there.[6]

Cambridge, Kansas
City
Cambridge IOOF building, Stockman's Cafe
Cambridge IOOF building, Stockman's Cafe
Location within Cowley County and Kansas
Location within Cowley County and Kansas
KDOT map of Cowley County (legend)
KDOT map of Cowley County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°19′2″N 96°40′2″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCowley
Area
[1]
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,253 ft (382 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total82
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
83
 • Density480/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67023
Area code620
FIPS code20-10125 [4]
GNIS feature ID0469897 [5]

History

When the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Railroad was built a mile south of Lazette, a new place was created by Benjamin H. Clover on May 3, 1880. Cambridge was named after Cambridge University, in England.[7][8] The first post office in Cambridge was created on January 30, 1880.[9]

On December 15, 1880 the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway got nearly all the stock of the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Railroad. They operated the railroad as the Southern Kansas Railroad.[10] Cambridge was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[11]

Cambridge Public Emergency Radio Tower is one of two former emergency transmission facilities built during the Cold War.

Geography

Cambridge is at 37°19′2″N 96°40′2″W (37.317323, -96.667085).[12] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2). All of it is land.[1] Cambridge is on US Route 160 at State Highway 7. Cambridge is 45 miles southeast of Wichita.

Weather

Cambridge has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Cambridge has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[13]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
188098—
1920233—
193027718.9%
1940246−11.2%
1950221−10.2%
1960140−36.7%
1970110−21.4%
19801132.7%
199074−34.5%
200010339.2%
201082−20.4%
2016 (est.)83[3]1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 82 people, 39 households, and 28 families living in Cambridge.[2]

Education

Cambridge is a part of USD 462 Central of Burden. The Burden High School mascot is Burden Raiders.[14]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  7. "Profile for Cambridge, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/archive2005/CloverBH.htm
  9. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. "Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad, a Brief History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  11. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 274. ISBN 9780722249055.
  12. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  13. Climate Summary for Cambridge, Kansas
  14. "Central USD 462". USD 462. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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