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Notable locations in Camden: Camden Dewatering Area (A), Lake View Camp (B), Benton County Fairgrounds (C), Camden Fire Department (D), Benton County Rescue Squad (E), Camden City Hall (F), Benton County Courthouse (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Camden Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Branch (A), Beaverdam Creek (B), Happy Hollow Branch (C), Fourmile Slough (D), Evans Branch (E), Burrell Branch (F), Birdsong Creek (G), Big Slough (H), Arnold Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Camden: Camden Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Coffee Break Tours (Tours & Charters; 60 East Court Square) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Day's Inn (30 Old Route 1 Road) (1), Country Hearth Inn (321 Highway 641 North) (2), Camden Budget Inn (246 West Main Street) (3), Guesthouse Inn - Magic Valley (170 Highway 641 North) (4), Days Inn (Highway 70 East) (5), Easy-U-Store (170 Highway 641 North) (6), GuestHouse Intl Camden (170 Highway 641 North) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Benton County - General Sessions Clerk- Circuit Court Clerk (48 East Main Street) (1), Benton County - County Court Clerk (48 East Main Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Benton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.6. This is about average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00360. This is significantly better than average. There were 8 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.284. This is significantly better than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 18.0. This is significantly worse than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2003 was 33.2. This is about average. There were 41 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 36.7. This is significantly worse than average. There were 43 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 13.6. This is about average. There were 10 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Camden and their reported violations in the past:
CAMDEN WATER DEPT (Population served: 9601, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-12-2002), St BCA signed (JUL-16-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.1%
(27.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.8% for Black residents, 14.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 51.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Tennessee: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 59.5% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Camden, TN
People in group quarters in Camden:
- 149 people in nursing homes
- 54 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Camden compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Camden (2011 data):
- Bank of Camden: 641 Branch, West End Drive-In Branch, Bank Of Camden. Info updated 2009/11/06: Bank assets: $207.1 mil, Deposits: $154.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Clayton Bancorp, Inc
- First Bank: Camden Branch at 126 Highway 641 North, branch established on 1992/12/14; Camden Branch at 21 Forrest Avenue, branch established on 1916/05/22. Info updated 2012/02/21: Bank assets: $2,074.4 mil, Deposits: $1,734.5 mil, headquarters in Lexington, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: First South Bancorp, Inc.
- Carroll Bank and Trust: Camden Branch at 102 Highway 641 North, branch established on 2008/01/07. Info updated 2008/12/04: Bank assets: $265.0 mil, Deposits: $235.7 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, TN, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Carroll Financial Services, Inc.
- Regions Bank: 120 Forrest Ave South Branch at 120 Forrest Ave South, branch established on 1927/01/01. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Camden, Tennessee:
- Colonial Inn, 321 Hwy 641 North, Camden, TN 38320
 , Phone: (731) 584-6666
- Days Inn, Hwy 70 E #2 Box 320, Camden, TN 38320 , Phone: (931) 584-3111
- Guesthouse Intl Inn & Suites, 170 Hwy 641 North, Camden, TN 38320 , Phone: (731) 584-2222
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Camden, Tennessee
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Tennessee:
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Religion statistics for Camden (based on Benton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.53%
| Here | | 54.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Old Missionary Baptists Associations | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 40.9% | 19.7% | 11.1% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
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| Congregations | 23.5% | 31.4% | 5.9% | 9.8% | 15.7% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | Church of God of Prophecy | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 3.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Benton County: | 2.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | Benton County: | 8.00 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18 | Here: | 11.08 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.7% | | Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Benton County: | 29.7% | | Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.8% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,321 | $39,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $8,564 | $25,692 | 6 | $2,500 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $400 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $33,341 | $30,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $8,500 | $20,400 | 5 | $1,544 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 17 | $4,860 |
| Solid Waste Management |
13 | $28,888 | $26,666 | 1 | $627 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,957 | $29,742 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
16 | $41,734 | $31,301 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $916 |
| Totals for Government |
54 | $129,305 | $28,734 | 32 | $10,847 |
Camden government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $489,000 ($136.59)
- Charges - Sewerage: $319,000 ($89.11)
All Other: $135,000 ($37.71)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,093,000 ($305.31)
Water Utilities: $974,000 ($272.07)
Financial Administration: $341,000 ($95.25)
Regular Highways: $308,000 ($86.03)
Solid Waste Management: $249,000 ($69.55)
Parks & Recreation: $126,000 ($35.20)
General - Other: $117,000 ($32.68)
Sewerage: $115,000 ($32.12)
Fire Protection: $74,000 ($20.67)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $40,000 ($11.17)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $842,000 ($235.20)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,193,000 ($612.57)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,899,000 ($530.45)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $294,000 ($82.12)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $193,000 ($53.91)
Interest Earnings: $128,000 ($35.75)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $15,000 ($4.19)
Police Protection: $10,000 ($2.79)
General - Other: $4,000 ($1.12)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($0.56)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,052,000 ($852.51)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,095,000 ($305.87)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $365,000 ($101.96)
Highways: $115,000 ($32.12)
All Other: $16,000 ($4.47)
- Tax - NEC: $212,000 ($59.22)
Property: $178,000 ($49.72)
Public Utilities: $17,000 ($4.75)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,291,000 ($360.61)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $101,000 ($28.21)
6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,402 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.35% | | Tennessee average: | 7.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,756 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.42% | | Tennessee average: | 6.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Camden:
- WFWL (1220 AM; 0 kW; CAMDEN, TN; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WPHC (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WAVERLY, TN)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
Strongest FM radio stations in Camden:
- WRJB (95.9 FM; CAMDEN, TN; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC)
- WMUF-FM (104.7 FM; HENRY, TN; Owner: BENTON WEATHERFORD B/C INC OF TN)
- WAYW (89.9 FM; NEW JOHNSONVILLE, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WFGZ (94.5 FM; LOBELVILLE, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
- WTPR-FM (101.5 FM; MCKINNON, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP)
- WYNU (92.3 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAKQ (105.5 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
- WVRY (105.1 FM; WAVERLY, TN; Owner: REACH SATELLITE NETWORK, INC.)
- WWYN (106.9 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: RAINBOW MEDIA, INC.)
- WCVQ (107.9 FM; FORT CAMPBELL, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WLZK (94.1 FM; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD BRD/CST INC OF TN)
- WVHR (100.9 FM; HUNTINGDON, TN; Owner: MILAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WAJJ (89.3 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: HEARTLAND MINSTRIES, INC.)
- W220CC (91.9 FM; JOHNSONVILLE, TN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Camden:
- WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Camden, Tennessee:
- Fatal accident count: 17
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 25
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 20
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 45
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Tennessee average:
- Fatal accident count: 120
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 191
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 40
- Fatalities: 132
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 308
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Camden fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total costs: $2,740,000
Total average daily traffic: 59,380
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,255
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1940-1949: 5
- 1950-1959: 2
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 9
- 1980-1989: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Camden, TN
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Camden)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 40 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Camden, TN)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - CAMDEN, 2 Mi Wnw Of (Lat: 36.065611 Lon: -88.131972), Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WMJ966
Assigned Frequencies: 2118.40 MHz, 2115.20 MHz, 2124.80 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 02/07/2003, Certifier: Kellye E Abernathy
Registrant: Bellsouth Personal Communications, LLC, 17330 Preston Rd. Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2000, Fax: (972) 733-8141
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 45 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Camden)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 30 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Camden)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Camden, TN
| Most common first names in Camden, TN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 150 | 72.5 years |
| William | 130 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 106 | 79.4 years |
| John | 91 | 74.4 years |
| Robert | 70 | 72.1 years |
| Charles | 49 | 68.2 years |
| Thomas | 42 | 72.4 years |
| George | 35 | 77.0 years |
| Ruth | 33 | 82.6 years |
| Joseph | 29 | 72.0 years |
| Most common last names in Camden, TN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 68 | 72.9 years |
| Smith | 62 | 75.6 years |
| Hatley | 57 | 77.1 years |
| Holland | 48 | 76.9 years |
| Melton | 47 | 76.2 years |
| Douglas | 44 | 72.4 years |
| Walker | 38 | 75.6 years |
| Allen | 38 | 75.5 years |
| Wright | 33 | 80.1 years |
| Jones | 33 | 77.3 years |
| Businesses in Camden, TN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| FedEx | 2 | | True Value | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | | UPS | 2 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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