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Camden, Maine
Camden Harbor
Camden Harbor
Camden, Maine (Maine)
Camden, Maine
Camden, Maine
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°13′5″N 69°4′55″W / 44.21806, -69.08194
Country United States
State Maine
County Knox
Incorporated 1791
Area
 - Total 25. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean This is a list of the sixteen counties in the US state of Maine. Knox County is a County located in the US state of Maine. As of 2000 the population was 39618 Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (66. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²)
 - Land 18. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (47. 4 km²)
 - Water 7. 5 sq mi (19. 5 km²)
Elevation 207 ft (63 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 5,254
 - Density 287. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (110. 9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 04843, 04847
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-09725
GNIS feature ID 0582384

Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 207 is the State of Maine 's sole Area code, except for a tiny portion which uses the Quebec Area code 418. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states Knox County is a County located in the US state of Maine. As of 2000 the population was 39618 The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 5,254 at the 2000 census. Home to Camden Hills State Park, the town is a popular tourist destination.

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History

View of Camden in 1906
View of Camden in 1906

Penobscot Abenaki Indians called the area Megunticook, meaning "great swells of the sea," a reference to the Camden Hills. The Penobscot (Panawahpskek are a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the Northeastern United States, particularly Maine. The Abenaki ( or Abnaki) are a Tribe of Native American and First Nations people belonging to the Algonquian peoples For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Part of the Waldo Patent, it remained wilderness until after the French and Indian War. The Waldo Patent, a Letters patent also known as the Muscongus Patent or the Lincolnshire Patent, was an area of land 36 miles square in what is now the Wilderness is generally defined as a Natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by Human activity The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. It was first settled about 1771-1772 by James Richards, who built a home at the mouth of the Megunticook River. Others soon followed, some making modest attempts to farm the broken and often mountainous terrain. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture

When Castine was held by the British in 1779, Camden became a rendezvous point and encampment for the Americans, who were commanded by Major George Ulmer. Castine is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census the town had a total year-round population of 1343 See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United States of America —commonly referred to as the During a raid, the British burned a sawmill. A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters On February 17, 1791, the Massachusetts General Court incorporated Megunticook Plantation as Camden, named for Earl Camden, a member of the British Parliament and proponent of civil liberties. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden ( baptised 21 March 1714 &ndash 18 April 1794) Lord Chancellor of Great Britain The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland thumb| |Broken Liberty Istanbul Archaeology Museum Civil liberties are freedoms that protect the Individual from the Government. During the War of 1812, a battery was built atop Mount Battie near the village. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies In Military organizations an artillery battery is a unit of Guns mortars or Rockets so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield It had both a 12 and 18-pounder gun, but no gunner qualified to operate them. The 18-pounder Gun was the larger of the standard British Army Field guns of the World War I era Nevertheless, the fort's appearance of readiness kept the British at bay.

When peace returned, Camden grew rapidly. The Megunticook River provided excellent water power sites for mills. Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the Force or Energy of moving water which may This article is about a type of structure For other locational uses see Milldam. In addition to sawmills and gristmills, by 1858 the town had carriage factories, sash and blind factories and blacksmith shops. A gristmill or grist mill is a building where Grain is ground into Flour, or the grinding mechanism itself A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people usually horse-drawn A sash window or hung sash window is made of one or more movable panels or "sashes" that form a frame to hold panes of glass which are often separated from other panes A window shutter is a solid and stable Window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails (top center and bottom blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i There were 6 shipyards, launching 10 to 12 vessels annually. Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military By 1886, the town also made foundry products, railroad cars, woolens and paper mill feltings, anchors, wedges, plugs and treenails, planking, powder kegs, excelsior, mattresses, powder, tinware, oakum, wool rools, boots and shoes, leather, flour and meal, corn brooms and barrels. A foundry is a Factory which produces Metal Castings from either Ferrous or non-ferrous alloys A railroad car or railway carriage is a Vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway that is used for the carrying of Cargo or Woollen ( American English: woolen) is the name of a Yarn and Cloth usually made from Wool. Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting condensing and pressing fibers An anchor is an object often made out of metal that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point A treenail, trenail, or trunnel is a wood peg or Dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together especially in Timber frame construction and wooden Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Excelsior is a wood product made of fibers from the Aspen tree used in packaging cushioning stuffing of stuffed animals and for the cooling pads in home Evaporative A mattress is a mat or pad usually placed atop a Bed, upon which to sleep or lie A tinsmith, or tinner or tinplate worker, is a person who makes and repairs things made of light-coloured Metal, particularly tinware. Oakum is a preparation of Tarred Fibre used in Shipbuilding, forcaulking or packing the joints of timbers in wooden vessels and thedeck planking of iron A boot is a type of Shoe that covers at least the Foot and the Ankle and sometimes extends up to the Knee or even the Hip. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability A broom is a Cleaning Tool consisting of stiff fibres attached to and roughly parallel to a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of Wood Staves and bound with Iron Hoops The Camden was second only to nearby Rockland in the lucrative manufacture of lime, excavated at quarries and processed in kilns before being shipped to various ports around the United States. Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. Lime is a general term for various naturally occurring Minerals and materials derived from them in which Carbonates Oxides and Hydroxides of A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted Kilns are thermally insulated chambers or Ovens in which controlled temperature regimes are produced In 1891, Rockport was set off as a town. Rockport is a town in Knox County Maine, United States. The population was 3209 at the 2000 census

Camden's 19th century prosperity endowed it with considerable fine architecture, which combined with its romantic mountain backdrop and schooner cruises, makes the seaport an enduring tourist favorite. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation A schooner (ˈskuːnɚ is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts Schooners were first used by the ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The town's charm has not gone unnoticed by Hollywood. United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century Among the movies set here have been Carousel (1956), Peyton Place (1957) and In the Bedroom (2001). Carousel is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name which was based on Ferenc Molnar 's Peyton Place is a 1957 American Drama film directed by Mark Robson. In the Bedroom is a 2001 film written and directed by Todd Field, starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa In Carousel, the harbor can be seen in the distance during the sequence in which Mrs. Mullin, the carousel owner, confronts Julie (Shirley Jones) and Carrie (Barbara Ruick) after Julie has taken a ride on the merry-go-round. Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is a American Singer and character actress of Stage, Film and Barbara Ruick ( December 23, 1930 &ndash March 3, 1974) was an American actress The soap opera Passions uses Camden for shots depicting the fictional town Harmony. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Passions is an American television Soap opera created by Harmony is a fictional town and the setting for NBC and DirecTV 's Soap opera Passions. Camden was the childhood home of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, who wrote her first major work, "Renascence," there in 1912. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Edna St Vincent Millay ( February 22, 1892 &ndash October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first The Camden Amphitheatre was designed by Fletcher Steele, and the Camden Harbor Park (across from the Amphitheatre) was designed by The Olmstead Brothers. Fletcher Steele (June 7 1885 - July 1971 was an American Landscape architect credited with designing and creating over 700 gardens from 1915 to the time of The Olmsted Brothers company was an influential landscape design firm in the United States formed in 1898 by stepbrothers John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920 and Frederick

The town is home to The Camden Conference, an annual public affairs conference held in February. Also, the Pop!Tech conference takes place each fall. Poptech (also known as Pop!Tech is a nonprofit organization mostly known for its annual mass media and technology conference that takes place in Camden Maine. During the second weekend of February, the annual U. S. National Toboggan Championships are held at the town-owned Camden Snow Bowl. A toboggan is a simple Sled used on snow to carry one or more people (often children down a hill or other slope for recreation This nationally-known race started as a lark for something to do during the long Maine winters, and 18 years later is one of New England's premier cold-weather events. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The iced chute is 400 feet long, and the four-man teams attain speeds of up to 35 miles an hour. Most racers arrive in costume, and 100% percent of race revenue is used to offset operating expenses for this recreation area.

Notable residents

Camden Hills in 1906
Camden Hills in 1906

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25. Kay Aldridge ( 9 July 1917 - 12 January 1995) was an American model and actress. Tim Boetsch (born January 28, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the light heavyweight division of Gordon Bok is a folklorist and Singer/songwriter who was born on October 31, 1939 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Camden, Maine William Conway ( 1802 - November 30, 1865) was a United States Navy Quartermaster born in Camden Maine. Jeremiah W Farnham (born in Camden Maine; died February 20, 1905, Seattle Washington) was an American merchant Joseph Hall was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Methuen Massachusetts on June 26, 1793 David G Conover is an American Documentary film and Television director. Edna St Vincent Millay ( February 22, 1892 &ndash October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first Richard Russo (born July 15 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Novelist. Ephriam Knight Smart ( September 3, 1813 – September 29, 1872) was a United States Representative from Maine. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 square miles (66. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), of which, 18. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (47. 4 km²) of it is land and 7. 5 square miles (19. 5 km²) of it (29. 14%) is water. Drained by the Megunticook River, Camden is located beside Penobscot Bay and the Gulf of Maine, part of the Atlantic Ocean. Penobscot Bay originates from the mouth of Maine 's Penobscot River. The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America. Mount Megunticook has an elevation of 1385 feet (419 meters).

The town is crossed by U. S. Route 1 and state routes 52 and 105. US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. State Route 105 is a highway in the south-central part of the U It borders the towns of Rockport to the south, Hope to the southwest, and Lincolnville to the north. Rockport is a town in Knox County Maine, United States. The population was 3209 at the 2000 census Hope is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1310 at the 2000 census Lincolnville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.

Demographics

See also: Camden (CDP), Maine

Curtis Island Light in c. 1920; the island marking Camden Harbor is a public park accessible only by boat
Curtis Island Light in c. Camden is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Camden in Knox County, Maine, United States. 1920; the island marking Camden Harbor is a public park accessible only by boat

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,254 people, 2,390 households, and 1,414 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 287. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (110. 9/km²). There were 2,883 housing units at an average density of 157. 6/sq mi (60. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98. 33% White, 0. 25% Black or African American, 0. 13% Native American, 0. 40% Asian, 0. 15% from other races, and 0. 74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 86% of the population.

There were 2,390 households out of which 24. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49. 1% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40. 8% were non-families. 34. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 11 and the average family size was 2. 71.

High Street in 1913
High Street in 1913

In the town the population was spread out with 19. 7% under the age of 18, 4. 4% from 18 to 24, 22. 2% from 25 to 44, 30. 3% from 45 to 64, and 23. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 83. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,877, and the median income for a family was $56,439. Males had a median income of $33,500 versus $26,645 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,126. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 5. 5% of families and 8. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 7. 2% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

Chestnut Street Baptist Church

Main Street

Camden Public Library

Camden harbor

Education

Sites of interest

References

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