Editing Camden, Missouri

{{Distinguish|Camden County, Missouri}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| official_name            = Camden, Missouri
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Ray County, Missouri|Ray]]
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| population_total         = 175
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| postal_code              = 64017
| area_code                = [[Area code 816|816]]
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'''Camden''' is a city in southern [[Ray County, Missouri]], and part of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]] within the United States. The population was 175 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2910738|access-date=2021-12-30|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Camden was [[plat]]ted in 1838.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcxWsmxRzVEC&pg=PA33 | title=Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion | publisher=University of Missouri Press | author=Earngey, Bill | year=1995 | pages=33| isbn=9780826210210 }}</ref> The community most likely was named after a family of early settlers.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ray.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070717/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ray.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 27, 2016}}</ref> Camden was a Missouri River boat stop until the early 1900s, when the Missouri River's Camden bend was cut off after major river flooding, moving the new channel south.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/2015/07/house-thought-to-be-rays-oldest-purchased-the-year-river-moved/ |title=House thought to be Ray's oldest purchased the year river moved {{!}} Richmond Daily News |website=www.richmond-dailynews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707040206/http://www.richmond-dailynews.com/2015/07/house-thought-to-be-rays-oldest-purchased-the-year-river-moved/ |archive-date=2015-07-07}}</ref> A post office called Camden began operation in 1838, but closed in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Ray | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 364
|1870= 357
|1880= 509
|1890= 650
|1900= 392
|1910= 477
|1920= 534
|1930= 407
|1940= 399
|1950= 383
|1960= 310
|1970= 286
|1980= 219
|1990= 238
|2000= 209
|2010= 191
|2020= 175
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 191 people, 73 households, and 48 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|251.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of {{convert|114.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 73 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the city was 36.5 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.0% male and 45.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 209 people, 84 households, and 57 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|277.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|123.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 84 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,833, and the median income for a family was $27,813. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $18,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,194. About 3.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 26.7% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Ray County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Cities in Ray County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]