Camden County, New Jersey

Camden County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 508,932. Its is. It was formed on, , from portions of.

This county is part of the area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 589 (228 ). 576 km² (222 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (2.32%) is water.

Located in a / area, the county is uniformly flat and low-lying. The highest points are a survey benchmark near the line at 219 feet (66.7 m) above sea level, and another nearby area at least 210 feet. The low point is sea level, along the.

Adjacent Counties

 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 508,932 people, 185,744 households, and 129,835 families residing in the county. The was 884/km² (2,289/sq mi). There were 199,679 housing units at an average density of 347/km² (898/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.88% White American, 18.09% or, 0.26% , 3.72% , 0.04% , 5.09% from , and 1.93% from two or more races. 9.66% of the population were or  of any race. 17.9% were of, 15.4% , 10.5% and 5.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 185,744 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,097, and the median income for a family was $57,429. Males had a median income of $41,609 versus $30,470 for females. The for the county was $22,354. About 8.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

While most of its boroughs are working class, Camden County has many contrasts in its demographics. All of and parts of  are considered highly impoverished, while, , , and   have a number of upper-class enclaves.

Government
The county is governed by a consisting of seven members elected at-large for staggered three-year terms by the residents of the county. Camden County's Freeholders are:
 * Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (term ends, )
 * Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (2007)
 * Riletta L. Cream (2008)
 * Rodney A. Greco (2009)
 * Jeffrey L. Nash (2009)
 * Joseph Ripa (2009)
 * Carmen Rodriguez (2007)

In addition, the voters also elect a (Charles H. Billingham), a  (James Beach), and a  (Patricia Egan Jones). The Camden County is appointed by the  with the advice and consent of the  (the upper house of the ).

As with most counties in the state, the court system consists of municipal courts for each township, borough and city, as well as a Superior Court for the county. The latter handles the more serious criminal and civil cases, while the municipal courts handle traffic and other minor items.

Education
is a two-year public serving students from Camden County. the school has campuses in, and  and was founded in 1967.

is located in the downtown/waterfront district of Camden.

is located in Stratford.