Why visit Camden
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Highlights include Liberty Hall and Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 92°F; January lows average 36°F.
Weather in Camden
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Camden
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. The population was 1,927 at the 2020 census, down from 2,020 in 2010.
From the Wikipedia article Camden, Alabama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
Liberty Hall
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Historic plantation house near Camden, Alabama, USA
Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Historic district in Alabama, United States
Wilcox Female Institute
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.6 mi
Building in Alabama, United States
Confederate Monument (Camden)
Monument and historic site · 0.4 mi
Confederate monument in Camden, Alabama, U.S.A.
Churches and places of worship10
Saint Joseph Catholic Mission
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.6 mi
302 Whiskey Run Road, Camden
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare1
History
What is now Camden was established on property donated by Thomas Dunn from his plantation holdings in order to have a new town founded on the site in 1833 to serve as the county seat. Dunn's Federal style house, built in 1825, is the oldest documented house in the town. The first county seat was in the community of Canton Bend.
The county seat was moved in 1833 to Barboursville, later renamed Camden. It had been named Barboursville in honor of United States Congressman Philip P. Barbour of Virginia. Incorporated in 1841, Camden was renamed by local physician John D. Caldwell in honor of his hometown of Camden, South Carolina.
The area depended on cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop, which was worked by numerous African American slaves. The earliest documented industries in the town were a brickyard, sawmill, and window fabricator. The Camden Phenix was the town's earliest known newspaper. Townspeople founded a girls' school in 1844, the Wilcox Female Seminary and Female Institute, whose red-brick Greek-Revival style building was constructed from 1845 to 1850. In 1976 the former school was adapted to house the Wilcox County Historical Society.
The red-brick Greek-Revival style Wilcox County Courthouse, also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was completed in 1857. It replaced an earlier wood-frame structure.
From the History section of Camden, Alabama on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Camden
23 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 36°F | 5.4 in |
| Feb | 62°F | 39°F | 5.7 in |
| Mar | 71°F | 46°F | 5.2 in |
| Apr | 78°F | 51°F | 4.5 in |
| May | 85°F | 61°F | 3.8 in |
| Jun | 90°F | 68°F | 5.6 in |
| Jul | 92°F | 70°F | 5.3 in |
| Aug | 91°F | 69°F | 5.5 in |
| Sep | 88°F | 64°F | 4.5 in |
| Oct | 78°F | 52°F | 3.2 in |
| Nov | 68°F | 42°F | 4.2 in |
| Dec | 59°F | 38°F | 6.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Camden 3 Nw (3 mi away), rain and snow from Camden 1.0 Nne, NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Wilcox County has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Hurricane)
- 2020-12-10: Hurricane Zeta (Hurricane)
- 2020-09-14: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-05-21: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Craig Field (SEM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 miles away.
- Pine Hill 18 mi west, about 28 min by car
- Thomasville 27 mi west, about 43 min by car
- Thomaston 27 mi northwest, about 44 min by car
- Fulton 30 mi southwest, about 49 min by car
- Selmont-West Selmont 31 mi northeast, about 50 min by car
- Selma 32 mi northeast, about 52 min by car
- Monroeville 33 mi south, about 54 min by car
- Uniontown 33 mi north, about 53 min by car
- Grove Hill 35 mi southwest, about 57 min by car
- Butler 54 mi west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Liberty Hall Plantation House 2008 02, Altairisfar, Public domain
- Wilcox Female Institute 2008 01, Altairisfar, Public domain
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