Camden (Arkansas)

Ouachita County

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Camden is an American city and the county seat ( county seat ) in Ouachita County in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It has about 12,500 inhabitants ( as of 2004). The metropolitan area has a size of 42.6 km ².

Camden is part of the socio-economic region Ark- La -Tex, which includes parts of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

History

Historical buildings

  • On U.S. Route 79B is the historical relevance Ben Laney Bridge.

Demographics

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Catherine Dorris Norrell, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • George Washington Hays, Governor of Arkansas
  • Benjamin Travis Laney, Governor of Arkansas
  • Ne - Yo, singer
  • David Pryor, politician, Governor of Arkansas

Pictures of Camden (Arkansas)

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