West Cambridge

West Cambridge is a low-density residential neighborhood with about eight thousand residents. The major commercial center and transit center in West Cambridge is Harvard Square, while smaller commercial areas exist along Huron Avenue, Concord Avenue, and Mt. Auburn Street. Harvard University has some academic facilities in the neighborhood. Fresh Pond Reservation, a 155-acre kettle hole lake surrounded by 162 acres of land and a nine-hole golf course, is located at the western end of West Cambridge. A portion of the Charles River Reservation lies along the southeastern edge. Historic Mount Auburn Cemetery is located at the southwestern edge of the neighborhood.