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Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It had a population of 118,403 at the 2020 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
118,403 1
Area (sq km)
18.4 1
Founding Year
1630 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
12 1
Latitude
42.37361 degrees north 1
Longitude
71.11056 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
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Harvard University

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Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

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Allaire Corporation

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later headquartered in Cambridge and then Newton, Massachusetts
AverStar

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founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1969
Biogen Inc.

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Lotus Development Corporation

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Lotus's headquarters in Cambridge were initially divided into two buildings
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BBN Technologies

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is an American research and development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University

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is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT Media Lab

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It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
MIT Sloan School of Management

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a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Sources
1. Cambridge, Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Cambridge ( KAYM-brij) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    118,403
  • Lead section
    The city's population as of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the most populous city in the county, the fourth-largest in Massachusetts behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, and ninth-most populous in New England.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    18.40
  • Infobox, Elevation
    12 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    42.37361
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -71.11056
  • Infobox, Settled
    1630
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • Associated With: Massachusetts, Infobox, State
    Massachusetts
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 42.3736,-71.1106
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 12.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, -71.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, -71.25
42.25 -71.25 Dfa
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4. GeoNames: Mid-Cambridge - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 13286807, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.41 km)
Quote, cities500 record 13286807, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.41 km)
42.37205 -71.10598 P PPLX US MA 017 11000 12988 9 America/New_York
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Wikidata: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wikidata Q49111, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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