Cambridge is a

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in Coös County in the

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. The population was 16 at the 2020 census, up from 8 at the 2010 census. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). Cambridge is part of the

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, NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

It was granted in 1793 to Nathaniel Rogers and others and contained about .Article in ''Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire'' (1875)
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Geography

Most of the township is forested wilderness, but it contains the southernmost edge of

Umbagog Lake Umbagog Lake is a wilderness lake located in Coös County, New Hampshire, and Oxford County, Maine. It is one of the most pristine lakes in the state of New Hampshire. It lies in the towns of Errol, New Hampshire, and Upton, Maine, as well as ...

, accessed via

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from Errol or from

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. The lake's outlet, to the north in Errol, is the source of the

Androscoggin River The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: ''Ammoscongon'') is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data''The National Map'', a ...

, which flows southward through the northwestern part of Cambridge. A portion of the 13-Mile Woods Scenic Area follows the Androscoggin through the township, as does

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, which leads north to Errol and south to

. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.41%, are water. The entire township is part of the Androscoggin River watershed, with its three main tributaries in the township being, from north to south, Mollidgewock Brook, Bog Brook, and Chickwolnepy Stream (along with its own tributary, Blackstrap Brook). The highest point in the township is the summit of Cambridge Black Mountain, at above

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. The township is bordered to the east by

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Adjacent municipalities

* Errol (north) *

(east) * North Oxford, Maine (east) *

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(southeast) *

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(south) * Dummer (west)

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 10 people, 5 households, and 3 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 39 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 100.00%

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. There were 5 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were

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living together, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.67. In the township, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 40.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every female of any age, there was one male.

References

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