Camden micropolitan area
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The Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, anchored by the city of Camden
Camden, Arkansas
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census...

.

As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 34,534 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 30,628).

Communities

  • Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
    • Camden
      Camden, Arkansas
      Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census...

       (Principal city)

  • Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
    • Bearden
      Bearden, Arkansas
      Bearden is a city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,125 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bearden is located at ....

    • Hampton
      Hampton, Arkansas
      Hampton is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,579 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Calhoun County.Hampton is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

    • Stephens
      Stephens, Arkansas
      Stephens is a city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area...


  • Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
    • East Camden
      East Camden, Arkansas
      East Camden is a town in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 902 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area...

    • Thornton
      Thornton, Arkansas
      Thornton is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Thornton is located at ....


  • Places with less than 500 inhabitants
    • Chidester
      Chidester, Arkansas
      Chidester is a city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 335 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Chidester is located at ....

    • Harrell
      Harrell, Arkansas
      Harrell is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Harrell is located at ....

    • Louann
      Louann, Arkansas
      Louann is a town in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Louann is located at ....

    • Reader
      Reader, Arkansas
      Reader is an unincorporated census-designated place in Nevada and Ouachita counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, its population is 66. The population was 82 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town...

       (partial)
    • Tinsman
      Tinsman, Arkansas
      Tinsman is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tinsman is located at ....


  • Unincorporated places
    • Cullendale
      Cullendale, Arkansas
      Cullendale is an unincorporated community in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.Latitude: 33.53917 : Longitude: -92.82222 : Elevation: 130 ft-External links:**...


Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 34,534 people, 13,930 households, and 9,699 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 62.20% White, 36.10% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $28,890, and the median income for a family was $35,192. Males had a median income of $30,665 versus $18,126 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $15,337.
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