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Camden County, North Carolina
Historic Camden County Courthouse
Camden County Courthouse
Flag of Camden County, North Carolina
Flag
Seal of Camden County, North Carolina
Seal
Logo of Camden County, North Carolina
Logo
Motto: "Boundless Opportunities."
Map of North Carolina highlighting Camden County
Location in the state of North Carolina
Map of the U.S
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Founded 1777
(Consolidated July 1, 2006)
Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Seat Camden
Largest town Camden
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

310 sq mi (803 km²)
241 sq mi (624 km²)
70 sq mi (181 km²), 22
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

10,335
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.camdencountync.gov

Camden County is a consolidated city-county located in the U.S. State of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,335,[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Camden.[2] Camden County is part of the Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.

History[]

The county was formed in 1777 from the northeastern part of Pasquotank County. It was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Lord Camden, who had opposed the Stamp Act. The county is the site of the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal. It was the site of the Battle of South Mills on April 19, 1862, during the American Civil War, which was a minor victory to the Confederacy.

Shiloh Baptist Church, founded around 1727 by Paul Palmer, is the oldest Baptist church in North Carolina.[3] It is located in the Shiloh township.

Though technically there are (or were) no incorporated municipalities in Camden County (with the exception of a small portion of Elizabeth City, most of which is in bordering Pasqoutank County), the county became the first consolidated city-county entity in North Carolina in June 2006.[4]

Camden County is the location of Academi's Blackwater Lodge and Training Center for paramilitary and security operations.

Geography[]

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Script error: No such module "Mapframe".According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 310 square miles (800 km2), of which 241 square miles (620 km2) is land and 70 square miles (180 km2) (22%) is water.[6]

National protected area[]

  • Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (part)

State and local protected areas[]

  • Dismal Swamp State Park
  • North River Game Land Dedicated Nature Preserve (part)

Major water bodies[]

  • Albemarle Sound
  • Intracoastal Waterway
  • North River
  • Pasquotank River

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

  • [[Template:Infobox road/NC/link I-Future|Template:Infobox road/NC/abbrev I-Future]] (Concurrency with US 17)
  • US 17 US 17
  • Business plate
    US 17 US 17 Bus.
  • US 158 US 158
  • NC 34 NC 34
  • NC 343 NC 343

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1790 4,022
1800 4,191 4.2%
1810 5,347 27.6%
1820 6,347 18.7%
1830 6,733 6.1%
1840 5,663 −15.9%
1850 6,049 6.8%
1860 5,343 −11.7%
1870 5,361 0.3%
1880 6,274 17.0%
1890 5,667 −9.7%
1900 5,474 −3.4%
1910 5,640 3.0%
1920 5,382 −4.6%
1930 5,461 1.5%
1940 5,440 −0.4%
1950 5,223 −4.0%
1960 5,598 7.2%
1970 5,453 −2.6%
1980 5,829 6.9%
1990 5,904 1.3%
2000 6,885 16.6%
2010 9,980 45.0%
Est. 2021 10,835 [7] 57.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[12]

2020 census[]

Camden County racial composition[13]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 8,200 79.19%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,049 10.13%
Native American 40 0.39%
Asian 118 1.14%
Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Other/Mixed 607 5.86%
Hispanic or Latino 340 3.28%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,355 people, 3,933 households, and 3,154 families residing in the county.

2010 census[]

As of the census[14] of 2010, there were 9,980 people, 2,662 households, and 2,023 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km2). There were 2,973 housing units at an average density of 12/sq mi (5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 82.1% White, 13.2% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. 2.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,662 households, out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.50% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,493, and the median income for a family was $45,387. Males had a median income of $36,274 versus $24,875 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,681. 10.10% of the population and 7.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.60% are under the age of 18 and 20.30% are 65 or older.

Government and politics[]

Camden County is a member of the Albemarle Commission regional council of governments and is represented by Bobby Hanig in the 1st district in the North Carolina State Senate and Edward Charles Goodwin in the 1st district in the North Carolina House of Representatives.[15]

United States presidential election results for Camden County, North Carolina[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 4,312 72.43% 1,537 25.82% 104 1.75%
2016 3,546 70.83% 1,274 25.45% 186 3.72%
2012 3,109 66.09% 1,508 32.06% 87 1.85%
2008 3,140 65.13% 1,597 33.13% 84 1.74%
2004 2,480 64.75% 1,339 34.96% 11 0.29%
2000 1,628 57.51% 1,187 41.93% 16 0.57%
1996 1,074 41.86% 1,186 46.22% 306 11.93%
1992 1,039 38.84% 1,153 43.10% 483 18.06%
1988 1,144 50.87% 1,081 48.07% 24 1.07%
1984 1,282 54.25% 1,075 45.49% 6 0.25%
1980 813 38.94% 1,212 58.05% 63 3.02%
1976 562 31.07% 1,231 68.05% 16 0.88%
1972 909 60.20% 556 36.82% 45 2.98%
1968 180 9.06% 707 35.58% 1,100 55.36%
1964 534 38.03% 870 61.97% 0 0.00%
1960 338 25.00% 1,014 75.00% 0 0.00%
1956 343 29.67% 813 70.33% 0 0.00%
1952 340 25.45% 996 74.55% 0 0.00%
1948 127 16.30% 576 73.94% 76 9.76%
1944 193 21.09% 722 78.91% 0 0.00%
1940 134 12.24% 961 87.76% 0 0.00%
1936 117 10.40% 1,008 89.60% 0 0.00%
1932 78 7.85% 915 92.05% 1 0.10%
1928 245 28.19% 624 71.81% 0 0.00%
1924 132 22.88% 436 75.56% 9 1.56%
1920 142 20.82% 540 79.18% 0 0.00%
1916 86 18.86% 368 80.70% 2 0.44%
1912 40 9.88% 303 74.81% 62 15.31%
1908 164 29.18% 398 70.82% 0 0.00%
1904 99 20.29% 389 79.71% 0 0.00%
1900 535 51.79% 498 48.21% 0 0.00%
1896 588 51.49% 554 48.51% 0 0.00%
1892 504 45.94% 483 44.03% 110 10.03%
1888 614 51.08% 588 48.92% 0 0.00%
1884 571 44.71% 706 55.29% 0 0.00%
1880 524 44.94% 642 55.06% 0 0.00%



Education[]

There are five schools in Camden County: Grandy Primary School, Camden Intermediate School, Camden Middle School, Camden County High School, and Camden Early College. However one other former school lies in Shiloh. It was a community school for the Shiloh area. The Shiloh School sign is still visible on the top of the facade at the front of the building.

Communities[]

Map of Camden County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels

Map of Camden County, North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels

City[]

  • Elizabeth City (consolidated with county, mostly in Pasquotank County)

Towns[]

  • Camden (county seat and largest town)

Census-designated places[]

  • South Mills

Other unincorporated communities[]

  • Old Trap

Townships[]

  • Camden
  • Shiloh
  • South Mills

See also[]

  • List of counties in North Carolina
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, North Carolina
  • North Carolina State Parks
  • List of future Interstate Highways

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Camden County, North Carolina" (in en). https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/camdencountynorthcarolina/PST045221. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ "People Called Baptists". Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. http://www.bscnc.org/insidebscnc/historymission/peoplecalledbaptist.htm. 
  4. ^ Camden County Government - Board of Commissioners - February 10, 2006 Archived July 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ http://www.usa.com/camden-county-nc-weather.htm#HistoricalTemperature
  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_37.txt. 
  7. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Camden County, North Carolina.". www.census.gov.. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/camdencountynorthcarolina/PST045221. 
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt. 
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  12. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37029.html. 
  13. ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37029&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  14. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  15. ^ "Representation - North Carolina General Assembly". https://www.ncleg.gov/findyourlegislators. 
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

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