Cambria is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Hillsdale County Hillsdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 45,746. The county seat is Hillsdale. Hillsdale County is the only county in Michigan to border both Indiana and Ohio. Due to an a ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population of the CDP was 258 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Cambria Township.

History

The area was first settled as early as 1835 when John and Andrew McDermid built a sawmill. Other settlers arrived by 1837, and a post office opened on December 14, 1840. The post office was named Woodbridge after Michigan governor

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. By the next year, the community and township was named Cambria after

Cambria, New York Cambria is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census. Cambria is an early name for Wales. The Town of Cambria is in the center of Niagara County. New York State Route 93 and New York State ...

, which was the hometown of many of the early settlers. The post office was also renamed Cambria on June 1, 1841, and operated until August 22, 1853. The community was

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ted in 1878. The nearby Cambria Mills post office opened on April 17, 1848. This post office was later renamed and transferred to Cambria on November 28, 1882, but later closed completely on September 17, 1906. For the 2020 census, Cambria was included as a newly listed

, which is included for statistical purposes only. Cambria continues to remain an unincorporated community with no legal autonomy of its own.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.38%) is water. The community is served by

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to the west in

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Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Hillsdale County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Hillsdale County, Michigan Populated places established in 1835 1835 establishments in Michigan Territory {{HillsdaleCountyMI-geo-stub