Camden, South Carolina, United States

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Camden, South Carolina, United States, is a historic city known as the oldest inland town in the state and for its role in the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 803
839
areaLandKm2 28.9
areaTotalKm2 29.9
areaWaterKm2 1.0
averageJanuaryHighF 55
averageJulyHighF 92
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Kershaw County
elevationMeters 57
foundedIn 1732
founder Joseph Kershaw
GNISFeatureID 1247270
governingBody Camden City Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasAnnualEvent Carolina Cup steeplechase
hasCollege Central Carolina Technical College – Kershaw County campus
hasEquestrianFacility Springdale Race Course
hasHighSchool Camden High School
hasHistoricDistrict Camden Historic District
hasHistoricSite Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site
hasHospital MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center
hasMuseum Camden Archives and Museum
Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site
surface form: Revolutionary War Visitor Center at Camden
incorporatedIn 1791
isCountySeatOf Kershaw County
knownFor being the oldest inland city in South Carolina
historic role in the American Revolutionary War
steeplechase horse racing
locatedInRegion Midlands of South Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Wateree River NERFINISHED
majorHighway Interstate 20
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 521 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
partOfMetropolitanArea Columbia metropolitan area
populationCensus2020 7226
postalCode 29020
publicSchoolDistrict Kershaw County School District
siteOf Battle of Camden
Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
slogan “Classically Carolina”
state South Carolina
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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Bernard M. Baruch birthPlace Camden, South Carolina, United States
Larry Doby placeOfBirth Camden, South Carolina, United States
Johann de Kalb deathPlace Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Johann de Kalb burialPlace Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Simon Baruch residence Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Kershaw County, South Carolina seat Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Kershaw County, South Carolina largestCity Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Kershaw County, South Carolina hasHistoricTown Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Kershaw County, South Carolina contains Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: City of Camden, South Carolina
Kershaw County, South Carolina hasCountySeatFunction Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Columbia metropolitan area containsCity Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina
Lane Kirkland placeOfBirth Camden, South Carolina, United States
Camden, Tennessee namedAfter Camden, South Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Camden, South Carolina