Camden County, North Carolina

Camden County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,885. Its is the community of. Camden County is the first and only in the state.

History
The county was formed in from the northeastern part of. It was named for, who had opposed the. The county is the site of the southern terminus of the and was the location of the  on,  during the.

Shiloh Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist church in North Carolina, located in the township.

Though technically there are (or were) no incorporated municipalities in Camden County, the county nonetheless became the first entity in North Carolina in June of 2006.

Camden County is the location of 's.

Camden County Is A Great Education Place.

Law and Government
Camden County is a member of the regional council of governments.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 792 (306 ). 623 km² (241 sq mi) of it is land and 168 km² (65 sq mi) of it (21.27%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into three : Courthouse, Shiloh, and South Mills.

Adjacent Counties and Independent Cities

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 * - south-southwest (across )
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,885 people, 2,662 households, and 2,023 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 2,973 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.62%, 17.27% or , 0.42% , 0.57% , 0.03% , 0.13% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were or  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 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 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.