Camden County, Georgia
![]() Camden County Courthouse |
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US state : | Georgia |
Administrative headquarters : | Woodbine |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Camden County Administration 200 East 4th Street P. O. Box 99 Woodbine, Georgia 31569 |
Foundation : | February 5, 1777 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 912 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 50,513 (2010) |
Population density : | 31 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2027 km² |
Water surface : | 395 km² |
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Website : www.co.camden.ga.us |
The Camden County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Woodbine .
geography
The county is located in the extreme southeast of Georgia, borders the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Florida to the south and has an area of 2027 square kilometers, of which 395 square kilometers are water surface; it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Charlton County , Brantley County, and Glynn County .
history
Camden County was formed as the second county in Georgia on February 5, 1777 as the original county. It was named after Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden , an English Lord Chancellor .
Others
Camden County has a Navy submarine base that is also the home port of Trident-class nuclear-powered submarines .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 305 | - | |
1800 | 1681 | 451.1% | |
1810 | 3941 | 134.4% | |
1820 | 4341 | 10.1% | |
1830 | 4578 | 5.5% | |
1840 | 6075 | 32.7% | |
1850 | 6319 | 4% | |
1860 | 5420 | -14.2% | |
1870 | 4615 | -14.9% | |
1880 | 6183 | 34% | |
1890 | 6178 | -0.1% | |
1900 | 7669 | 24.1% | |
1910 | 7690 | 0.3% | |
1920 | 6969 | -9.4% | |
1930 | 6338 | -9.1% | |
1940 | 5910 | -6.8% | |
1950 | 7322 | 23.9% | |
1960 | 9975 | 36.2% | |
1970 | 11,334 | 13.6% | |
1980 | 13,371 | 18% | |
1990 | 30,167 | 125.6% | |
2000 | 43,664 | 44.7% | |
2010 | 50,513 | 15.7% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the then 50,513 inhabitants were distributed over 18,047 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.69 people per household. There are a total of 21,114 households.
74.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.09 people. There were children under the age of 18 in 40.8% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 18.5% of all households.
31.3% of the population were younger than 20 years, 30.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 25.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 13.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 31 years. 50.6% of the population were male and 49.4% were female.
74.4% of the population identified themselves as whites, 19.4% as African American , 0.5% as Indians and 1.4% as Asian Americans . 1.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.0% to several ethnic groups. 5.1% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
The average annual income per household was 52,799 USD , while 13.2% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Camden County
Camden County localities with 2010 census population :
Cities :
- Kingsland - 15,946 inhabitants
- St. Marys - 17,121 residents
- Woodbine ( County Seat ) - 1,412 residents
- Kings Bay Base - 1,777 residents
Web links
- The Camden County at georgia.gov (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1671316. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed March 31, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 24, 2016.
Coordinates: 30 ° 55 ′ N , 81 ° 38 ′ W