Geography of Camden, New Jersey

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total land area of 8.92 square miles and a water area of 1.42 square miles (13.75%).

Camden is adjacent to the Camden County communities of Collingswood, Gloucester City, Oaklyn, Pennsauken Township, and Woodlynne, as well as the Pennsylvania city of Philadelphia across the Delaware River. Pettys Island, a portion of Pennsauken Township, is located just offshore of Camden. The Cooper River (popular for boating) flows through Camden, and Newton Creek defines the southern border between Camden and Gloucester City.

Yorkship Village (now Fairview) is the first planned community for working-class residents in the United States to receive federal funding. Electus Darwin Litchfield, who was influenced by the prevalent "garden city" developments in England at the time, designed the village.

Population of Camden NJ

The 2010 United States census recorded 77,344 inhabitants, 24,475 households, and 16,912 families in the city. The population density per square mile was 8,669.6 people. There were 28,358 dwelling units at a density of 3,178.7 per square mile on average.

37.9% of the 24,475 households had children under 18; 22.3% were married couples living together; 37.9% had a female head of household without a husband present; and 30.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households consisted of lone individuals, and 7.4% of those lone individuals were aged 65 or older. The average size of a household was 3.02, while the average size of a family was 3.56.

31.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 13.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 28.0% were between the ages of 25 and 44, 20.3% were between the ages of 45 and 64, and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 28.5 years old. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males in the population. There were 91,0 males for every 100 females aged 18 or older.