Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 508,932. Its county seat is Camden. It was formed on March 13, 1844, from portions of Gloucester County. It is composed of 37 municipalities and was named for Charles Pratt, the Earl of Camden.

This county is part of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area area. While most of its boroughs are working class, Camden County has many contrasts in its demographics. All of Camden and parts of Lindenwold are considered highly impoverished, while Cherry Hill Township, Voorhees Township, Haddon Heights, and Haddonfield have a number of upper-class enclaves.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 228 square miles of which, 222 square miles is land and 5 square miles is water.

Camden County lies directly across the river from center city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many Camden County residents easily commute to work in Philadelphia. Access to the city includes the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Walt Whitman Bridge and the Betsy Ross Bridge. The PATCO (Port Authority Transit Corporation) high-speed commuter train also connects Camden County to several locations in center city Philadelphia.

Camden County College is a two-year public community college serving students from Camden County. The school has campuses in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill Township. Rutgers University-Camden is located in the downtown/waterfront district of Camden and the School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ) is located in Stratford. Rowan University also has a campus in Camden next to Rutgers.

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