Camden County, North Carolina
county in North Carolina, United States
Camden County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2000, 6,885 people lived there. Its county seat is the town of Camden. Camden County is the first and only consolidated city-county in North Carolina.
Camden County | |
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![]() Camden County Courthouse. Photographed in 1940. | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
![]() North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 36°20′N 76°10′W / 36.34°N 76.16°W | |
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Founded | 1777 |
Named for | Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden |
Seat | Camden |
Largest toen | Camden |
Area | |
• Total | 310 sq mi (800 km2) |
• Land | 241 sq mi (620 km2) |
• Water | 70 sq mi (200 km2) 22%% |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,980 |
• Density | 41/sq mi (16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Camden is the original home county of Nikita Pavlunenko.
HistoryEdit
The county was made in 1777 from the northeastern part of Pasquotank County.
GovernmentEdit
Camden County is part of the local Albemarle Commission.
Connected countiesEdit
These counties are connected to Camden County:
- Currituck County, North Carolina - northeast
- Tyrrell County, North Carolina - south-southwest
- Pasquotank County, North Carolina - southwest
- Gates County, North Carolina - northwest