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Camden, New York

Camden
Town
Country United States
State New York
County Oneida
Coordinates 43°20′09″N 75°44′53″W / 43.33583°N 75.74806°W / 43.33583; -75.74806Coordinates: 43°20′09″N 75°44′53″W / 43.33583°N 75.74806°W / 43.33583; -75.74806
Area 54.1 sq mi (140.1 km2)
Population 4,934 (2010)
Density 91.2/sq mi (35.2/km2)
Town Supervisor Daniel W. Yerdon (R)
 - Town Council
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip Code 13316
Area Code 315
Oneida County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Camden (town) highlighted.svg
Location in Oneida County and the state of New York.

Camden is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 4,934 at the 2010 census.

The town of Camden contains a village also called Camden. The town is in the northwest part of Oneida County and is northwest of the City of Rome.

The first settlement occurred around 1792. The town was formed from the Town of Mexico in 1799. Camden is home to International Wire, which is its largest employer. The town only has two stop lights the second one installed in 1999.

The population of Camden in 1920 was 354.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.1 square miles (140.2 km²), of which, 54.0 square miles (139.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.

The town is north north west of Oneida Lake. The west town line is the border of Oswego County.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,028 people, 1,881 households, and 1,346 families residing in the town. The population density was 93.1 people per square mile (35.9/km²). There were 2,020 housing units at an average density of 37.4 per square mile (14.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.11% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.


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