Cambridge Township was a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Along with Clarence Township, Russell Township

Russell, Ontario

The Township of Russell is a municipal township, located south-east of Canada's capital of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, on the Castor River...

 and Cumberland Township, Cambridge Township was one of the four townships of Russell County

Russell County, Ontario

Russell County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. It later merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties....

.

It was created in 1800. It existed for 198 years before becoming part of The Nation Municipality

The Nation, Ontario

The Nation is a municipality in eastern Ontario, located within Canada's National Capital Region, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.The municipality consists of the former geographic townships of Caledonia, Cambridge and South Plantagenet.Cross by the South Nation River that...

 in 1998, during the Eastern Ontario municipal fusions.

Major communities in what was Cambridge Township are Limoges

Limoges, Ontario

Limoges, Ontario is a small community in The United Counties of Prescott and Russell approximately 35 kilometers east of Ottawa. Most of the community is located in the township of The Nation, although some small areas of it are located in the township of Russell.Limoges is north of Exit 79 on...

 and St. Albert

St. Albert, Ontario

St. Albert is a small town in The Nation Township in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the South Nation River, about five minutes away from Casselman and about 15 minutes away from the town of Embrun....

. Other communities include Benoit, Gagnon, Longtinville, Martels Corners and Mayerville.

According to the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

:

• Population: 6,628
• 1996-2001 Population Change (%): 3.5
• Total Private Dwellings: 2,204
• Population Density: 25.9 people per square kilometre.
• Land Area: 255.76 square kilometres.