Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts
City
Harvard Square
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Motto(s):  Literis Antiquis Novis Institutis Decora (Latin) "Distinguished for Classical Learning and New Institutions""
Location of Cambridge in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Coordinates: 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
Region	New England
Settled	1630
Incorporated	1636
City	1846
Named for	University of Cambridge
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area
• Total	7.10 sq mi (18.40 km2)
• Land	6.40 sq mi (16.57 km2)
• Water	0.71 sq mi (1.83 km2)
Elevation	40 ft (12 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	118,403
• Density	18,512.04/sq mi (7,147.01/km2)
• Demonym	Cantabrigian
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02138-02142
Area code	617 / 857
FIPS code	25-11000
GNIS feature ID	0617365
Website	cambridgema.gov

Cambridge is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, just outside of Boston.

It is the home of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Wikimania

The second Wikimania was hosted in this city in 2006.

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