Camden, Alabama

• Don Noble: Tale of Geea s Bend is a compelling read
  

  Published: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:36 p.m. It occurred to me as I was reading through "Leaving Gee's Bend" that in all the young-adult books I have read in the last couple of years, by authors such as Brent Davis, Watt Key, Ted Dunagan and Peter Huggins, the authors have been men and their ...

• Wireless provider's tower work ends
  

  Pine Belt Wireless, a rural wireless provider in Alabama, announced it has completed work on its tower in Camden.

• Taylor ready to begin new era at John Essex
  

  Taylor came to Essex after serving as the principal of Southside High School in Selma for two years.

• Southside's Taylor to Marengo County Schools
  

  Luke Taylor III, the former principal at Southside High School in Selma, will take the helm at John Essex School this year.

City Description

Camden is a city in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,257 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town. Camden is located at 31°59′56″N 87°17′45″W / 31.99889°N 87.29583°W / 31.99889; -87.29583 (31.998851, -87.295743). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had an area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²). 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²) of it is land and 0.24% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,257 people, 868 households, and 584 families residing in the town. The population density was 533.7 people per square mile (206.0/km²). There were 965 housing units at an average density of 228.2/sq mi (88.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.23% African American, 45.28% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 868 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 27.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was

City Contained By:

• Wilcox County
• Alabama
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District
• Wilcox Female Institute
• Liberty Hall
• Roland Cooper State Park

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 10.8779500634 km squared

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