Camden County | |
|---|---|
 The Camden County Courthouse in Camdenton | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′N 92°46′W / 38.03°N 92.77°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | January 29, 1841 |
| Named for | Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden |
| Seat | Camdenton |
| Largest city | Osage Beach |
| Area | |
• Total | 709 sq mi (1,840 km2) |
| • Land | 656 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
| • Water | 53 sq mi (140 km2) 7.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42,745 |
• Estimate (2022) | 43,768 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 3rd, 4th |
| Website | www |
Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 42,745.[1] Its county seat is Camdenton.[2] The county was organized on January 29, 1841, as Kinderhook County and renamed Camden County in 1843 after Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Whig Party.[3][4] Camden County is also the primary setting of the Netflix show Ozark.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 268.
- ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
