The 3638323 to 1605548 a 1450464 of 14434154 in 1270284 on 508384 that 503295 is 492114 said 487849 with 423779 at 408185. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The Last Poets This Is Madness Raritan' title='The Last Poets This Is Madness Raritan' />Page. Insider has a new homeCamden is a city in Camden County, New Jersey. Camden is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 2010 United States Census. SecurityStudy. Statistical Techniques Statistical Mechanics. Camden, New Jersey Wikipedia. Camden, New Jersey. City. City of Camden. Motto In a Dream, I Saw a City Invincible1Map of Camden in Camden County. Inset Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. Census Bureau map of Camden, New Jersey. Coordinates 3. 95. N7. 50. 61. 8W 3. N 7. 5. 1. 05W 3. Coordinates 3. 95. N7. 50. 61. 8W 3. N 7. 5. 1. 05W 3. Country. United States. State New Jersey. County. Camden. Settled. Incorporated. February 1. Named for. Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Government8  Type. Faulkner Act Mayor Council  Body. City Council  Mayor. Dana Redd D, term ends December 3. Administrator. Christine T. J. Tucker6  Municipal clerk. Luis Pastoriza7Area2  Total. Xp Professional Oem Crack Sp3. Land. 8. 9. 21 sq mi 2. Water. 1. 4. 20 sq mi 3. Area rank. 20. 8th of 5. Elevation91. 6 ft 5 mPopulation 2. Census1. 01. 11. Total. Estimate 2. Rank. Density. 8,6. 69. Density rank. 42nd of 5. Time zone. Eastern EST UTC 5  Summer DSTEastern EDT UTC 4ZIP codes. Area codes8. 561. FIPS code. 34. 00. GNIS feature ID0. Websitewww. ci. camden. Camden is a city in Camden County, New Jersey. Camden is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 2. 01. 0 United States Census, the city had a population of 7. Camden is the 1. 2th most populous municipality in New Jersey. The city was incorporated on February 1. Camden has been the county seat of Camden County2. March 1. 3, 1. 84. The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Camden is made up of over twenty different neighborhoods. The city was consistently prosperous throughout the Great Depression and World War II. After World War II, Camden manufacturers began gradually closing their factories and moving out of the city. Camdens cultural history has been greatly affected by both its economic and social position over the years. With the loss of manufacturing jobs came a sharp decline in population numbers. Suburbanization also had an effect on the drop in population. Civil unrest and crime became common in Camden with the decline in population. In 1. 97. 1, civil unrest reached its peak with riots breaking out in response to the death of Horacio Jimenez, a Puerto Rican motorist who was killed by two white police officers. The Camden waterfront holds four tourist attractions, the USS New Jersey the BB T Pavilion Campbells Field and the Adventure Aquarium. Campbells Field had been home to the minor league baseball team, the Camden Riversharks. The city is the home of Rutgers UniversityCamden, which was founded as the South Jersey Law School in 1. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which opened in 2. Camden also houses both Cooper University Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center. The eds and meds institutions account for roughly 4. Camdens total employment. Camden had the highest crime rate in the United States in 2. HistoryeditEarly historyeditIn 1. Fort Nassau was established by the Dutch West India Company in the area that is now known as Camden, New Jersey. Europeans settled along the Delaware River, attempting to control the local fur trade. Throughout the 1. Europeans arrived in the area, developing it and making improvements. After the restoration period the land was controlled by nobles who served under King Charles II. New Jersey Quakers. The growth of the colony was the result of Philadelphia, a Quaker colony directly across from Camden along the Delaware River. In the Ferry systems were established to facilitate trade between Fort Nassau and Philadelphia. The ferry system operated along the east side of the Delaware River. The ferry system built by William Royden was located along Cooper Street and was turned over to Daniel Cooper in 1. The creation of the ferry system resulted in the creation of small settlements along the Delaware River which would eventually develop into Camden. The initial structures and settlements that formed Camden were largely established by three families The Coopers, The Kaighns, and the Mickels. The Cooper family had the greatest impact on the formation of Camden. In 1. 77. 3 Jacob Cooper developed some of the land he had inherited through his family into a townsite. It was Jacob Cooper who gave this town the name Camden after Charles Pratt, the Earl of Camden. The lands that these families owned would eventually be combined to create the future city. For over 1. 50 years, Camden served as a secondary economic and transportation hub for the Philadelphia area. But that status began to change in the early 1. How To Install Towel Rack On Hollow Door Frame on this page. Camden was incorporated as a city on February 1. Newton Township, while the area was still part of Gloucester County. The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. One of the U. S. s first railroads, the Camden and Amboy Railroad, was chartered in Camden in 1. The Camden and Amboy Railroad allowed travelers to travel between New York City and Philadelphia via ferry terminals in South Amboy, New Jersey and Camden. The railroad terminated on the Camden waterfront, and passengers were ferried across the Delaware River to their final Philadelphia destination. The Camden and Amboy Railroad opened in 1. Camden. 3. 8Horse ferries, or team boats, served Camden in the early 1. The ferries connected Camden and other Southern New Jersey towns to Philadelphia. Ferry systems allowed Camden to generate business and economic growth. These businesses included lumber dealers, manufacturers of wooden shingles, pork sausage manufacturers, candle factories, coachmaker shops that manufactured carriages and wagons, tanneries, blacksmiths and harness makers. The Coopers Ferry Daybook, 1. Camdens Point Pleasant Teamboat, survives to this day. Originally a suburban town with ferry service to Philadelphia, Camden evolved into its own city. Until 1. 84. 4, Camden was a part of Gloucester County. Story In 1. Camden appealed to state legislature, which resulted in the creation of Camden County in 1. Musiq Soulchild Aijuswanaseing on this page. The poet Walt Whitman spent his later years in Camden. He bought a house on Mickle Street in March 1. Whitman spent the remainder of his life in Camden and died in 1. Whitman was a prominent member of the Camden community at the end of the nineteenth century. Camden quickly became an industrialized city in the later half of the nineteenth century. In 1. 86. 0 Census takers recorded eighty factories in the city and the number of factories grew to 1. Camden began to industrialize in 1. Joseph Campbell incorporated his business Campbells Soup. Through the Civil War era Camden gained a large immigrant population which formed the base of its industrial workforce. Between 1. 87. 0 and 1. Camdens population grew by 9. Like other industrial towns, Camden prospered during strong periods of manufacturing demand and faced distress during periods of economic dislocation. Remarks from FDR 1. Camden visit. First half of the 2. At the turn of the 2. Camden became an industrialized city. At the height of Camdens industrialization, 1. RCA Victor,4. 2 while another 3. New York Shipbuilding. RCA had 2. 3 out of 2. Camden. Campbell Soup was also a major employer. In addition to major corporations Camden housed many small manufacturing companies as well as commercial offices. From 1. 89. 9 to 1. Camden was the home of New York Shipbuilding Corporation, which at its World War II peak was the largest and most productive shipyard in the world. Notable naval vessels built at New York Ship include the ill fated cruiser USS Indianapolis and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. In 1. 96. 2, the first commercial nuclear powered ship, the NS Savannah, was launched in Camden. The Fairview Village section of Camden initially Yorkship Village is a planned European style garden village that was built by the Federal government during World War I to house New York Shipbuilding Corporation workers. From 1. 90. 1 through 1.