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Cambridge was first counted by the census in 1960

Most of Cambridge was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1960.

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How Cambridge began

When was Cambridge founded?

1960

Cambridge first appears in the census in 1960.

First census: 288 in 19602020 census: 16266 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Cambridge’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cambridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19076 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1994. Watch Cambridge change.Old housesHalf of Cambridge’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cambridge’s history is told.

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On the map

Cambridge on the map, 1907 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cambridge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cambridge on the 1907 USGS mapCambridge on the 1951 USGS mapCambridge on the 1960 USGS mapCambridge on the 1971 USGS mapCambridge on the 1982 USGS mapCambridge on the 1994 USGS map1907Louisville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cambridge.

The story so far

Cambridge, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cambridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cambridge is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cambridge had a population of 162.

Its first post office opened in 1960. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 175 to 162 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Cambridge, census by census

01002003001960198020002020Peak: 288

Between 162 and 288 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Cambridge’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Cambridge’s history

What year was Cambridge founded?

The Cambridge post office opened in 1960, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.