Camden, Tennessee
| Camden | |||
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 In the center of Camden |
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| Location in Tennessee | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1836 (created) 1838 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Tennessee | ||
| County : | Benton County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 4 ′ N , 88 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,582 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 243.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14.7 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 137 m | ||
| Postal code : | 38320 | ||
| Area code : | +1 731 | ||
| FIPS : | 47-10560 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1305616 | ||
| Website : | cityofcamdentn.com | ||
| Mayor : | Elvin Johnson | ||
 The Benton County Courthouse in Camden |
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Camden is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Benton County in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 Camden had 3,582 residents, which increased to 3,621 by 2013.
geography
Camden is located in the central northwest of Tennessee, around 3 km west of the Tennessee River , which is dammed up here to Kentucky Lake and which over the Ohio belongs to the Mississippi basin . The border with the neighboring states of Missouri and Arkansas runs around 150 km to the west and is formed by the Mississippi. The Kentucky border runs approximately 60 km north.
The geographical coordinates of Camden are 36 ° 03'32 "north latitude and 88 ° 05'52" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 14.7 km².
Camden's neighbors are Big Sandy (14.2 km north), Eva (9.6 km east) and Bruceton (14.2 km west).
The closest major cities are Evansville , Indiana (278 km northeast), Tennessee's capital Nashville (135 km east), Chattanooga (356 km southeast), and Tennessee's largest city, Memphis (224 km southwest).
traffic
The US Highway 641 leads north to south through the west of the city. Tennessee State Routes 1 , 69, and 141 meet in downtown . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
From west to east, a freight rail line operated by CSX Transportation (CSXT) runs through the urban area of Camden.
The Benton County Airport is located 7.6 km south of the city center, a small airfield. The nearest commercial airport is Nashville International Airport (150 km east).
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 176 | - | |
| 1870 | 148 | - | |
| 1880 | 200 | 35.1% | |
| 1890 | 330 | 65% | |
| 1900 | 399 | 20.9% | |
| 1910 | 692 | 73.4% | |
| 1920 | 800 | 15.6% | |
| 1930 | 955 | 19.4% | |
| 1940 | 992 | 3.9% | |
| 1950 | 2029 | 104.5% | |
| 1960 | 2774 | 36.7% | |
| 1970 | 3052 | 10% | |
| 1980 | 3279 | 7.4% | |
| 1990 | 3643 | 11.1% | |
| 2000 | 3828 | 5.1% | |
| 2010 | 3582 | -6.4% | |
| 2013 estimate | 3621 | 1.1% | |
| 1850-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Camden had 3,582 people in 1,552 households. The population density was 243.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 1,552 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.7 percent white, 4.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.2 percent of the population.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.6 percent were 65 years or older. 54.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 28,141 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,589. 32.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Tom C. Rye (1863–1953) - 36th Governor of Tennessee (1915–1919) - was born and raised in Camden
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Camden - City Officials. Retrieved December 14, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 14, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Benton County Airport Retrieved on December 14, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved December 14, 2014
