East Camden, Arkansas

**East Camden** is a city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 931 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Camden was originally called Billkitts Rental Housing and began as a planned community created to support the nearby Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

## Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 931 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 64.2% White, 31.0% Black, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian and 1.4% from two or more races. 2.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the census of 2000, there were 902 people, 365 households, and 251 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 401 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 70.18% White, 26.83% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.11% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. 3.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 365 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,804, and the median income for a family was $40,568. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,114 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,272. About 9.2% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: East Camden, Arkansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Ouachita County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas East Camden Highlighted 0520440.svg
- **mapsize**: 250x200px
- **map caption**: Location in Ouachita County and Arkansas.
- **pushpin map**: USA
- **pushpin label**: East Camden
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **pushpin label position**: left
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in the United States
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Arkansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Ouachita County, Arkansas, Ouachita
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 1.97
- **area total sq mi**: 0.76
- **area land km2**: 1.97
- **area land sq mi**: 0.76
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **elevation ft**: 131
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 798
- **population density km2**: 405.03
- **population density sq mi**: 1048.62
- **population est**: 759
- **pop est as of**: 2024
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 71701
- **area code**: Area code 870, 870
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 05-20440
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2406413