Camden, Arkansas
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| Camden | |
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 Downtown Camden |
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| Location in county and Arkansas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | December 11, 1844 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arkansas |
| County : | Ouachita County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 34 ′ N , 92 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 13,154 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 308.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 42.8 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 42.6 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 62 m |
| Postcodes : | 71701, 71711 |
| Area code : | +1 870 |
| FIPS : | 05-10720 |
| GNIS ID : | 0076505 |
| Website : | www.camden.gov |
Camden is a US city and county seat in Ouachita County in the US state of Arkansas . It has about 12,500 inhabitants (as of 2004). The urban area has a size of 42.6 km².
Camden is part of the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region that includes parts of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana , Oklahoma, and Texas .
history
Historical objects
- The historically relevant Ben Laney Bridge is on US Route 79B .
Population development
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 894 | - | |
| 1860 | 2219 | 148.2% | |
| 1870 | 1612 | -27.4% | |
| 1880 | 1503 | -6.8% | |
| 1890 | 2571 | 71.1% | |
| 1900 | 2840 | 10.5% | |
| 1910 | 3995 | 40.7% | |
| 1920 | 3238 | -18.9% | |
| 1930 | 7273 | 124.6% | |
| 1940 | 8975 | 23.4% | |
| 1950 | 11,372 | 26.7% | |
| 1960 | 15,823 | 39.1% | |
| 1970 | 15,147 | -4.3% | |
| 1980 | 15,356 | 1.4% | |
| 1990 | 14,380 | -6.4% | |
| 2000 | 13,154 | -8.5% | |
| 1850-2000 | |||
sons and daughters of the town
- George Washington Hays (1863–1927), Governor of Arkansas
- Benjamin Travis Laney (1896–1977), governor of Arkansas
- Catherine Dorris Norrell (1901–1981), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- David Pryor (born 1934), politician, governor of Arkansas
- Carl Burnett (* 1941), jazz musician
- Ne-Yo (born 1979), singer
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011
Web links
Commons : Camden, Arkansas - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Website of the city of Camden (Engl.)
- City profile on arkansas.com (Engl.)