Camden, Arkansas Camden, Arkansas City of Camden Official logo of Camden, Arkansas Location in Ouachita County and the state of Arkansas Location in Ouachita County and the state of Arkansas Council Camden City Council The Camden News offices The Richie-Crawford House at 330 Clifton Street in Camden First Baptist Church of Camden, positioned at 348 West Washington Street athwart from the postal service.
Side view of First Presbyterian Church in Camden, positioned 313 Greening Camden is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Ouachita County in the south-central part of the U.S.
In 2000, Camden had a populace of 13,154, but it lost 7.4 percent of its inhabitants and recorded 12,183 in 2010.
The municipality in 2010 was 56 percent African American. Camden is the principal town/city of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Ouachita and Calhoun counties.
Indigenous citizens s of various cultures lived along the rivers of Arkansas for thousands of years and created complex societies.
The territory along the Ouachita River was inhabited by remnants of a several Indian tribes, and the river was home to a small populace of mostly French hunters, trappers and traders.
In 1782, Filhiol chose an old, established center of trade called Ecore a Fabri (Fabri's Bluff) positioned high above the Ouachita River at present-day Camden.
A several years later, Filhiol moved the Ouachita Post down the river to Prairie des Canots, now Monroe, Louisiana. The town/city of Camden marks its beginning as 1824, though it was not incorporated and officially titled "Camden" until 1844.
Some controversy exists over the origin of the name, but most agree it is titled for Camden, Alabama, the hometown of General Thomas Woodward, an early town/city founder.
Prior to the name change from Ecore a Fabri to Camden, the locale was simply known as "The Bluff".
Camden became the second biggest city in Arkansas.
Most traveled between Camden and New Orleans, but some passengers also went upriver to St.
During the American Civil War, Camden was occupied for twelve days in April 1864 by Union soldiers as part of the Union army's ill-fated Red River Campaign.
Before the steamboat era faded, Camden had turn into a barns town served by the mainline of the St Louis-Southwestern Railroad (Cotton Belt) and by branch lines of the Missouri Pacific and the Rock Island barns s.
In 1927, the International Paper Company assembled a refining foundry at Camden, following evolution of south Arkansas' lumber industry.
Palmer journal chain, which encompassed The Camden News, the Texarkana Gazette, the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record, and the Magnolia Banner News.
In the 1990s, post Cold-War downsizing of the defense trade brought harsh job losses and resulting populace decline to the Camden area.
As one of Arkansas' most historic towns, the town/city attracts considerable tradition tourism.
Among the many historic homes in Camden is the Richie-Crawford House at 330 Clifton Street assembled in 1909 and featuring four Corinthian columns and a two-story porch.
On March 2, 1957, the Camden attorney Maud Robinson Crawford (born 1891) disappeared from the home that she shared with her husband, Clyde Falwell Crawford (1894 1969).
Camden is positioned on the Ouachita River, at the end of the navigable part of the river.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.5 square miles (43 km2), of which 16.5 square miles (43 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.36%) is water.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Camden has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 12,183 citizens residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 48.88% Black or African American, 49.41% White, 0.37% Asian, 0.24% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other competitions, and 0.87% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Camden Fairview School District, including Camden Fairview High School.
Benjamin Travis Laney, mayor of Camden and 33rd governor of Arkansas.
Worsley, chancellor of Southern Arkansas University Tech in East Camden from 1996 to 2005 List of metros/cities and suburbs in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places listings in Ouachita County, Arkansas "Population of the City of Camden, Arkansas".
Climate Summary for Camden, Arkansas Municipalities and communities of Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States County seat: Camden Bearden Camden Chidester East Camden Stephens 1844 establishments in Arkansas - Camden, Arkansas - Camden, Arkansas micropolitan region - Camden Expedition - Cities in Arkansas - Cities in Ouachita County, Arkansas - County seats in Arkansas - Populated places established in 1844
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