 camden county is a county located in the u.s. state of new jersey. its county seat is camden. as of the 2010 census, the population was 513,657,camden county, new jersey, 2010 united states census. accessed august 23, 2011. having increased by 4,725 (up 0.9%, the third-lowest growth rate in the state) from the 508,932 counted in the 2000 census, retaining its position as the state's eighth-most populous county.nj labor market views, new jersey department of labor and workforce development, march 15, 2011. accessed october 3, 2013. the most populous place was camden, with 77,344 residents at the time of the 2010 census, while winslow township covered , the largest total area of any municipality. it was formed on march 13, 1844, from portions of gloucester county.snyder, john p. the story of new jersey's civil boundaries: 1606-1968, bureau of geology and topography; trenton, new jersey; 1969. p. 103. accessed january 20, 2013. the county was named for charles pratt, 1st earl camden, a british judge, civil libertarian, and defender of the american cause.greenberg, gail. county history, camden county, new jersey. accessed october 9, 2013. "the namesake of the
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