Camden County, North Carolina

Camden County
Consolidated city-county
Camden County Courthouse. Photographed in 1940.
Motto:  "Boundless Opportunities."
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°20′32″N 76°09′45″W / 36.342344°N 76.162488°W / 36.342344; -76.162488
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1777 (Consolidated July 1, 2006)[1]
Named for	Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Seat	Camden
Largest community	Camden
Area
• Total	310.25 sq mi (803.5 km2)
• Land	240.33 sq mi (622.5 km2)
• Water	69.92 sq mi (181.1 km2)  22.54%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,335
• Density	43.00/sq mi (16.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.camdencountync.gov

Camden County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 10,335 people lived there.^[2] Its county seat is the town of Camden. Camden County is the first and only consolidated city-county in North Carolina.

1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference 2006Consolidation was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ "QuickFacts: Camden County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2024.