Camden County, Missouri

Founding: 1841
Parent counties: Morgan, Pulaski, and unorganized territory

Namesake: Charles Pratt, First Earl Camden, English politician
Seat: Linn Creek (1841–1931); Camdenton (1931–)

Land area: 665 square miles

Population (2020): 42,745

Population (historic): 2,338 (1850); 6,108 (1870); 10,040 (1890); 11,582 (1910); 9,142 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities; three villages; three CDPs; 11 townships

National Register listings: 10

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 757 (1.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $732
Average outbuilding value (1930): $388
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,739
Average farm size (1920): 59.7 acres

Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana
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Camdenton

Namesake: Camden County

Founding: 1931 (platting); 1931 (post office); 1931 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,960

Population (historic): 893 (1940); 1,142 (1950)

Periods of population growth: 1931–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 15 (1.1%)
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