Cambridge City, Indiana

Cambridge City was laid out and platted in 1836.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8oUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA521 | title=History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Volume 2 | publisher=Inter-State Publishing Company | year=1884 | pages=521}}{{cite web | url=http://www.waynet.org/facts/history_dates.htm | title=Historical Timeline | publisher=WayNet | accessdate=June 2, 2014}} The community was named after the city of Cambridge, in England.{{cite book|author=Dept. of English and Journalism |title=Indiana names, v.1-3|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000054436682;view=1up;seq=29|year=1970–1972|publisher=Indiana State University|page=15}}

The Cambridge City post office has been in operation since 1835.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wayne |title=Wayne County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=July 7, 2016}}

Cambridge City experienced growth when the Whitewater Canal was extended to that point in 1846.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog | title=History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=R. Clarke & Company | author=Young, Andrew White | year=1872 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog/page/n305 249]}}

Situated along the historic National Road (U.S. Route 40), Cambridge City is currently a prominent destination for antique seekers.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}

The Cambridge City Historic District, Conklin-Montgomery House, and Lackey-Overbeck House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

File:VintonHouse CambridgeCityIN.jpg

According to the 2010 census, Cambridge City has a total area of {{convert|1.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.02%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.98%) is water.{{cite web

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{{US Census population

|1850= 1217

|1860= 1622

|1870= 2162

|1880= 2370

|1890= 1782

|1900= 1754

|1910= 2237

|1920= 1963

|1930= 2113

|1940= 2207

|1950= 2559

|1960= 2569

|1970= 2481

|1980= 2407

|1990= 2091

|2000= 2121

|2010= 1870

|2020= 1751

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Image:Conklin-Montgomery House.jpg

As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2012}} of 2010, there were 1,870 people, 785 households, and 514 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1851.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 893 housing units at an average density of {{convert|884.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 785 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the town was 39.8 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,121 people, 904 households, and 602 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,030.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 956 housing units at an average density of {{convert|915.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.34% White, 0.33% African American, 0.09% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 904 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $41,731. Males had a median income of $35,602 versus $23,100 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,691. About 6.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

The town celebrates its history and heritage during the second weekend in each September during the annual Canal Days festival, which commemorates the importance of the Whitewater Canal to the formation and growth of Cambridge City in the 19th century.

Cambridge City has two schools: an elementary school and a middle/high school that serve the surrounding areas.{{cite web | url=http://westernwayneschools.org/schools/ | title=Schools | publisher=Western Wayne Schools | accessdate=June 2, 2014}}

• Western Wayne Elementary School
• Lincoln Middle/High School

The town has a lending library, the Cambridge City Public Library.{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | accessdate=March 15, 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}

Just south of I-70, Cambridge City is home to the Indiana Gateway Industrial Park which is home to Taconic Biosciences, Dot Foods and Sugar Creek Packaging Co. (replacing Really Cool Foods which closed in December 2011).

• Alice Williams Brotherton (1848-1930), writer
• Larry Crockett (1926-1955), Indy car driver
• Solomon Meredith (1810-1875), a Quaker general in the American Civil War
• Virginia Claypool Meredith (1848-1936), "Queen of American Agriculture"; ran a farm in Cambridge City
• The Overbeck Sisters - four daughters of John and Sarah Overpeck who hand-produced their internationally known Overbeck Art Pottery in Cambridge City from 1911 to 1955

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• Whitewater Canal

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• [http://www.cambridgecityindiana.org/ Chamber of Commerce]
• [https://www.cambridgecity.in.gov/ Official website]

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Category:Towns in Indiana

Category:Towns in Wayne County, Indiana

Category:National Road

Category:Populated places established in 1836

Category:1836 establishments in Indiana