Map of Camden city, Tennessee

Camden is a city in Benton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,674 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Benton County.

Camden city overview:
Name:	Camden city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Tennessee
County:	Benton County
Founded:	1836
Incorporated:	1838
Elevation:	449 ft (137 m)
Total Area:	5.68 sq mi (14.70 km²)
Land Area:	5.68 sq mi (14.70 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,674
Population Density:	647.17/sq mi (249.88/km²)
ZIP code:	38320
Area code:	731
FIPS code:	4710560
GNISfeature ID:	1305616
Website:	www.cityofcamdentn.com

Online Interactive Map

Camden online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Native Americans were living in the Camden area as early as the Archaic period (8000-1000 BC). A significant archaeological site has been excavated at nearby Eva (the actual site is now submerged under Kentucky Lake), uncovering evidence of semi-permanent habitation dating back 7000 years.

The first European settlers arrived in the Benton County area around 1818, shortly after (and probably before) the county was purchased from the Chickasaw. Camden has its roots as a stopover along the stage coach route between Nashville and Memphis. Initially known as “Tranquility”, the community had attained the name “Camden” by the 1830s, a name influenced by the Revolutionary War-era Battle of Camden. When Benton County was created in 1835, Camden was chosen as the county seat. The City of Camden was officially incorporated in 1838.

On October 20, 1922, George and Ed Hartley were lynched by a large mob outside Camden County Jail after being convicted of manslaughter.

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Geography

Camden is situated along Cypress Creek, near the creek’s modern confluence with the Kentucky Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River (the original lower 10 miles (16 km) of the creek were entirely engulfed by the lake with the completion of Kentucky Dam in 1944). The area is characterized by low hills to the north and west and wetlands to the east, the latter of which are largely protected by the Camden Wildlife Management Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.7 km), all of it land.