Camden
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city in and county seat of Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Ouachita
- Township
- Ecore Fabre, Lafayette
- Incorporated
- December 11, 1844 , (181 years ago) ( 1844-12-11 )
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Total
- 16.62 sq mi (43.04 km )
- Land
- 16.53 sq mi (42.80 km )
- Water
- 0.093 sq mi (0.24 km )
- Elevation
- 102 ft (31 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 10,127
- Density
- 642.1/sq mi (247.93/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−05:00 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 71701, 71711
- Fips code
- 05-10720
- Website
- camden .ar .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Camden
- Population
- 10612
- Area
- 42.728345
- Elevation
- 62
- Official website
- www.camden.ar.gov
- Image
- Benjamin T. Powell House.jpg
- Households
- 4264
- Dialing code
- 870
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- Commons category
- Camden, Arkansas
- postal code
- 71711
- inception
- 1844-12-11
- water as percent of area
- 0.3091
- P8168
- Kerkashor
- water area
- 0.132056
- per capita income
- 20183
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Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city is located about 100 miles south of Little Rock. Situated on bluffs overlooking the Ouachita River, the city developed because of the river.
The recorded history began in 1782 when a Spanish military post was established on the site of an old French trading post called Écore à Fabri. When Ouachita County was formed in 1842, American settlers changed the name to Camden. The city became an important port during the steamboat era when Camden became known as the “Queen City” of the Ouachita. In 1864, Camden became the unintended focus of the Red River Campaign, a major Civil War effort resulting in several significant battles.