Camden is a city in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan region. The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828. Camden has been the county seat of Camden County since the county's formation on March 13, 1844. The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Camden is made up of over 20 neighborhoods, and is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
Mid-Atlantic
Camden
Camden County, NJ
Population
71,799
Walk Score
83 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,091
Median home value
$95,700
Settled
1626
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Cooper Grant Historic District · listed 1989
- Cooper Grant Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2015
- Cooper Street Historic District · listed 1989
- Fairview District · listed 1974
- South Camden Historic District · listed 1990
- Whitman, Walt, Neighborhood · listed 1978
Notable landmarks
- American National Bank · listed 1990
- Broadway Subway Station
- Broadway Trust Company · listed 1990
- Building 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden Plant · listed 2002
- Building 2, RCA Victor Complex · listed 2019
- Building at 525 Cooper Street · listed 1990
- Building at 726 Cooper Street
- Building at 728 Cooper Street
- Camden Fire Insurance Association · listed 1990
- Camden Free Public Library Main Building · listed 1992
- Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Company · listed 1990
- Central Trust Building
- Central Trust Company · listed 2005
- Church of the Immaculate Conception · listed 2003
- Cooper Library in Johnson Park · listed 1980
- Cooper, Joseph, House · listed 1973
- Downey, James M., Building · listed 1990
- Dudley Mansion Complex
- East End Trust Company · listed 1990
- Federal Building and Courthouse · listed 2012
- Finance Building · listed 1990
- First Camden National Bank & Trust · listed 1990
- Inter-County Mortgage and Finance Company · listed 1990
- Marcouse Building · listed 1990
- National State Bank · listed 1990
- …and 21 more
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