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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Camden County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 50,513. Its county seat is Woodbine, and the largest city is St. Marys. It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created February 5, 1777. It is the 11th largest county in the state of Georgia by area, and the 41st largest by population.
Camden County comprises the St. Marys, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1773 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1795 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 305
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| 1800 | 1,681
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| 1810 | 3,941
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| 1820 | 4,342
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| 1830 | 4,578
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| 1840 | 6,075
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| 1850 | 6,319
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| 1860 | 5,420
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| 1870 | 4,615
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| 1880 | 6,183
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| 1890 | 6,178
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| 1900 | 7,669
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| 1910 | 7,690
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| 1920 | 6,969
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| 1930 | 6,338
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| 1940 | 5,910
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| 1950 | 7,322
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| 1960 | 9,975
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| 1970 | 11,334
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| 1980 | 13,371
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| 1990 | 30,167
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Camden County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gacamden/
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