Camden County, Missouri

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Camden County, Missouri
Map
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1841
Seat	Camdenton
Largest city	Osage Beach
Area - Total - Land - Water	709 sq mi (1,836 km²) 655 sq mi (1,697 km²) 54 sq mi (139 km²), 7.58
Population - (2000) - Density	37,051 57/sq mi (22/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.camdenmo.org
Named for: Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the British Whig Party

Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 37,051. Its county seat is Camdenton^[1]. The county was organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843, for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the Whig Party.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 Major highways
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 709 square miles (1,836 km²), of which, 655 square miles (1,697 km²) of it is land and 54 square miles (139 km²) of it (7.58%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Morgan County (north)
Miller County (northeast)
Pulaski County (east)
Laclede County (southeast)
Dallas County (southwest)
Hickory County (west)
Benton County (northwest)

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 37,051 people, 15,779 households, and 11,297 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 33,470 housing units at an average density of 51 per square mile (20/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.68% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 15,779 households out of which 23.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.80% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 23.30% 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 2.31 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.30% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 31.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,840, and the median income for a family was $40,695. Males had a median income of $28,020 versus $20,825 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,197. About 8.00% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Camden County, Missouri

County seat: Camdenton

Cities	Camdenton \| Linn Creek \| Macks Creek \| Osage Beach \| Richland

Villages	Climax Springs \| Stoutland \| Sunrise Beach \| Village of Four Seasons

Townships	Adair \| Auglaize \| Jackson \| Jasper \| Kiheka \| Niangua \| Osage \| Osceola \| Pawhuska \| Russell \| Warren

Unincorporated communities	Branch \| Hurricane Deck \| Kaiser \| Montreal