Camden
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city in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- County
- Kershaw
- Type
- City manager-council
- Mayor
- Vincent Sheheen
- Total
- 11.90 sq mi (30.82 km )
- Land
- 11.11 sq mi (28.77 km )
- Water
- 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km )
- Elevation
- 203 ft (62 m)
- Density
- 701.2/sq mi (270.72/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (Eastern)
- Zip codes
- 29020 & 29021
- Area codes
- 803, 839
- Fips code
- 45-10855
- Website
- experiencecamdensc .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Named after
- Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
- Official name
- Camden
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kershaw County
- Population
- 7788
- Area
- 27.664
- Elevation
- 57
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Head of government
- Vincent Sheheen
- Capital of
- Kershaw County
- Official website
- www.cityofcamden.org
- Image
- Camden, SC City Hall.jpg
- Households
- 2938
- Dialing code
- 803
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- postal code
- 29021
- Commons category
- Camden, South Carolina
- topic's main category
- Category:Camden, South Carolina
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Camden, South Carolina
- inception
- 1730-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 6.62
- P8168
- Anthony M. Frank
- category for people born here
- Q21085682
- per capita income
- 33500
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
Camden is the largest city in and the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,788 in the 2020 census, and the 2022 population estimate is 8,213. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camden is the oldest inland city in South Carolina, and home to the Carolina Cup and the National Steeplechase Museum.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Camden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.