THE CAMBRIDGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Maine Embayment setting.
Cambridge town has 19.3 square miles of land in Somerset County. Its Census reference point is in Central Maine Embayment, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cambridge and Somerset County
Cambridge is associated with Somerset County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cambridge by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Cambridge, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 3.8 percentage points lower than the 4.1% recorded for Somerset County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cambridge town has 78.5% of the land area of nearby Ripley town (24.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

