Cambridge (2001 population 110,372) is located on the Grand River in Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
The city was formed in 1973 when the city of Galt merged with the towns of Preston and Hespeler. Its first mayor was Claudette Millar, who at the time was one of the few female mayors, and the youngest mayor (at 35), in Canada.
On May 17, 1974 flooding on the Grand River was so intense it filled city streets with water to about a four foot depth. Countless businesses and homes were severely damaged.
In 1986 Toyota opened a plant in Cambridge that employs 3500 people and it is by far the city's largest employer, although several other industrial companies also call Cambridge home.
A satellite campus of Conestoga College is located within the city, and the University of Waterloo School of Architecture will be moving to downtown Cambridge as of September 2004.
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