Camden, New Jersey | ||
---|---|---|
City | ||
City of Camden | ||
The Ben Franklin Bridge viewed towards Camden from Central Philadelphia.
|
||
|
||
Nickname(s): city invincible | ||
Motto: In a Dream, I Saw a City Invincible | ||
Map of Camden in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
||
Census Bureau map of Camden, New Jersey |
||
Coordinates: 39°56′24″N 75°06′18″W / 39.94°N 75.105°WCoordinates: 39°56′24″N 75°06′18″W / 39.94°N 75.105°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | New Jersey | |
County | Camden | |
Settled | 1626 | |
Incorporated | February 13, 1828 | |
Named for | Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden | |
Government | ||
• Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) | |
• Body | City Council | |
• Mayor | Dana Redd (D, term ends December 31, 2017) | |
• Administrator | Christine T. J. Tucker | |
• Clerk | Luis Pastoriza | |
Area | ||
• Total | 10.341 sq mi (26.784 km2) | |
• Land | 8.921 sq mi (23.106 km2) | |
• Water | 1.420 sq mi (3.677 km2) 13.73% | |
Area rank | 208th of 566 in state 7th of 37 in county |
|
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) | |
Population (2010 Census) | ||
• Total | 77,344 | |
• Estimate (2015) | 76,119 | |
• Rank | 12th of 566 in state 1st of 37 in county |
|
• Density | 8,669.6/sq mi (3,347.4/km2) | |
• Density rank | 42nd of 566 in state 2nd of 37 in county |
|
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
• Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) | |
ZIP codes | 08100-08105 | |
Area code(s) | 856 | |
FIPS code | 3400710000 | |
GNIS feature ID | 0885177 | |
Website | www |
Operational area | |
---|---|
State | New Jersey |
City | Camden |
Agency overview | |
Established | 1869 |
Annual calls | ~10,000 |
Employees | ~200 |
EMS level | BLS First Responder |
Facilities and equipment | |
Divisions | 1 |
Battalions | 2 |
Stations | 6 |
Engines | 5 |
Ladders | 3 |
Squads | 1 |
Rescues | 1 |
Tenders | 1 |
HAZMAT | 1 |
USAR | 1 |
Fireboats | 1 |
Camden | |
---|---|
Crime rates* (2009) | |
Violent crimes | |
Homicide | 34 |
Robbery | 766 |
Aggravated assault | 1,020 |
Total violent crime | 1,880 |
Property crimes | |
Burglary | 1,035 |
Larceny-theft | 2,251 |
Motor vehicle theft | 649 |
Arson | 137 |
Total property crime | 3,935 |
Notes
*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.
2009 population: 78,980
Source: 2009 FBI UCR Data |
Camden is a city in Camden County, New Jersey. Camden is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 77,344.[10][12][13] Camden is the 12th most populous municipality in New Jersey. The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828. On March 13, 1844, Camden became a county seat in New Jersey.[25] The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden.[26][27] Camden is made up of over twenty different neighborhoods.
By the end of the nineteenth century Camden began to industrialize with the foundation of the Campbell Soup Company by Joseph Campbell. Other companies such as the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and the Victor Talking Machine Company opened their operations and helped Camden move into an industrial economy. At the beginning of the twentieth century Camden's population consisted mostly of European immigrants. German, British, and Irish immigrants, as well as African Americans from the south made up the majority of the city in the mid nineteenth century. Around the turn of the twentieth century Italian and Eastern European immigrants had become the majority of the population.