Camp County, Texas

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Camp County is a county in the eastern part of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,464.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its seat is Pittsburg.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded in 1874 and is named for John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (3.6%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the third smallest county by area in Texas.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Titus County (north)
Morris County (east)
Upshur County (south)
Wood County (southwest)
Franklin County (west)

Communities

City

Pittsburg (county seat)

Town

Rocky Mound

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Demographics

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**Camp County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	7,507	7,298	6,734	65.00%	58.85%	54.03%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,201	2,133	1,877	19.06%	17.20%	15.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	25	38	28	0.22%	0.31%	0.22%
Asian alone (NH)	19	59	105	0.16%	0.48%	0.84%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	17	8	0.04%	0.14%	0.06%
Other race alone (NH)	6	4	34	0.05%	0.03%	0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	79	204	456	0.68%	1.65%	3.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,707	2,648	3,222	14.78%	21.35%	25.85%
Total	11,549	12,401	12,464	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

According to the census of 2000, 11,549 people, 4,336 households, and 3,156 families were living in the county.<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. The 5,228 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 69.53% White, 19.20% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 9.68% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races; 14.78% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Up from 2000's population of 11,549 people, and 2010's 12,401 residents, Camp County grew to 12,464 at the 2020 U.S. census.<ref name="QF" /> Among the 2020 population, its racial and ethnic makeup was 54.03% non-Hispanic White, 15.06% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% some other race, 3.66% multiracial, and 25.85% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2020CensusP2" /> Like the majority of the United States at the time, these represented the demographic trends as the U.S. experienced great diversification.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>