Camden County
Also known as Camden County, Missouri, Camden County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- January 29, 1841
- Named after
- Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
- Seat
- Camdenton
- Largest city
- Osage Beach
- Total
- 709 sq mi (1,840 km )
- Land
- 656 sq mi (1,700 km )
- Water
- 53 sq mi (140 km ) 7.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 44,047
- Density
- 65.2/sq mi (25.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 42,745. Its county seat is Camdenton. The county was organized on January 29, 1841, as Kinderhook County and renamed Camden County in 1843 after Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Whig Party. Camden County is also the primary setting of the Netflix show Ozark.
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