Welcome to Camden ...The city of Camden is located in Wilcox County<1> and is the County Seat for Wilcox County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Camden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846. When the people of Camden refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Camdenite<2> See our Genealogy Helper Page for Camden for more information about variations on the name of Camden. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Camden has a population of 1,733 people<3> (see below for details). Camden is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Camden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Camden: 334 & 483<5> The ZIP code for Camden: 36726<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Camden had an population of 1,733 people. This is a decrease of 14.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.22% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Camden had a population of 2,020 people (or 17.47% of the total population of Wilcox County). This makes Camden the county's most populous community. The population of Camden represents 0.04% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,020 people, the population of Camden decreased 10.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,257 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Camden. Communities Also Named Camden ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Camden - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camden. Communities near Camden ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camden.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Camden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camden. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camden. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camden. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Camden. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camden ...Looking for more information about Camden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Camden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Camden. Adding Camden to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Camden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Camden was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Camden. Footnotes ...
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