Camden County | |
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Coordinates: 30°55′N 81°38′W / 30.92°N 81.64°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | 1777 |
Named for | Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden |
Seat | Woodbine |
Largest city | Kingsland |
Area | |
• Total | 782 sq mi (2,030 km2) |
• Land | 613 sq mi (1,590 km2) |
• Water | 169 sq mi (440 km2) 21.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 54,768 |
• Density | 89.3/sq mi (34.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | camdencountyga.gov |
Camden County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2020 census, its population was 54,768.[1] Its county seat is Woodbine,[2] and the largest city is Kingsland. It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created February 5, 1777. It is the 11th-largest county in the state of Georgia by area, and the 41st-largest by population.[3][4]
Camden County comprises the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), formerly known as the St. Marys, Georgia μSA, which is included in the Jacksonville—Kingsland—Palatka, Florida–Georgia Combined Statistical Area.[5]