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Camden County is located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of  2019, the population was estimated to be 506,471 and in 2009 the estimate was 517,879.  Its county seat is Camden.  It was formed on March 13, 1844, from portions of Gloucester County. The county was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, a British judge, civil libertarian, and defender of the American cause.

This county is part of the Delaware Valley area. The Delaware Valley is a term used to refer to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. The term is derived from the Delaware River, which flows through the area. The federal Office of Management and Budget officially defines the region as the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Delaware Valley is composed of several counties in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, one county in northern Delaware and one county in northeastern Maryland. The area has a population of almost 6 million (as of the 2009 Census Bureau estimate). Philadelphia, being the region's major commercial, cultural, and industrial center, maintains a rather large sphere of influence that affects the counties that immediately surround it. The majority of the region's populace resides in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

 

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Swedesboro and Bridgeport were among the earliest European settlements in New Jersey as a part of the 17th century New Sweden colony. Gloucester dates back to May 26, 1686, when courts were established separate from those of Burlington. It was officially formed and its boundaries defined as part of West Jersey on May 17, 1694. Portions of Gloucester County were set off on February 7, 1837 to create Atlantic County, and on March 13, 1844 to create Camden County. The county was either named for the English city of Gloucester or for Henry, Duke of Gloucester, brother of Charles II of England.

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 Neighboring Counties...
Atlantic | Burlington | Gloucester
Philadelphia County, PA

We wish to thank Nathan Zipfel and other former county coordinators for the time they took care of Camden County, NJ!





 

 
 
 
 
 
 















     

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