Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 census. Located on Penobscot Bay at the mouth of the Megunticook River, Camden is one of the few places on the Atlantic seaboard where mountains meet the sea.
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Camden
Knox County, ME
Population
5,221
Walk Score
74 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,154
Median home value
$432,600
Incorporated
1791
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Camden Amphitheatre and Public Library · listed 2013
- Camden Great Fire Historic District · listed 2007
- Chestnut Street Historic District · listed 1991
- High Street Historic District · listed 1989
- High Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1999
Notable landmarks
- ADVENTURE (schooner)
- American Boathouse · listed 1982
- Camden Opera House Block · listed 1986
- Camden Yacht Club · listed 1980
- Conway House · listed 1969
- Curtis Island Light · listed 1973
- GRACE BAILEY (two-masted schooner) · listed 1990
- Herald Building · listed 2020
- MATTIE (schooner)
- MERCANTILE (schooner) · listed 1991
- MERCANTILE (two-masted schooner) · listed 1990
- Mt. Battie Tower · listed 2018
- Norumbega · listed 1974
- Norumbega Carriage House · listed 1982
- ROSEWAY (schooner)
- STEPHEN TABER
- STEPHEN TABER (schooner) · listed 1984
- SURPRISE (schooner) · listed 1991
- US Post Office-Camden Main · listed 1986
- WENDAMEEN (Yacht) · listed 1992
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