About Camden

Camden city is a place of strong neighborhood associations, active community-based organizations and committed institutions. This website will allow you to get to know more about them and about the neighborhoods of the city itself. You will be able to explore some of the 2000 Census information in graphs and maps as it relates to the different parts of the city.

Over the ten year view given by the 2000 Census, Camden has maintained a vitality as a city with a long history and a vibrant and dynamic city. There is the strength of cultural and ethnic diversity among its citizens with African Americans the majority population (53%), followed by Hispanic groups (38.8%), white ethnic groups (15.7%), citizens who claim two or more races (3.9%) and a growing percentage of Asian citizens (2.5%). Among its many assets, Camden has three university campuses, a community college, the Walt Whitman Arts Center, strong neighborhood associations, the New Jersey State Aquarium, the South Jersey Regional Performing Arts Center, and a minor league baseball team. There are over 300 churches and other communities of faith in the city. The young age demographics for Camden are a positive step toward the future, with an average age of 27 years and 46.5% of all persons, twenty-five years of age or younger.

 

Importance and interest in providing relevant and timely Camden data

Relevant and timely data in the form of resource directories, reports and announcements are important for everyone to help guide the choices for services and accessible programs. The creation of CamdenResources follows in a long line of established Camden groups who have sought to put vital information in the hands of Camdenites. In 2002, the Camden City Resource Directory, affectionately called “the Purple Book” led by the Camden Neighborhood Renaissance group, put together the first ever resource guide for the city of Camden. CamdenResources initial community information was provided by Camden City Resource Directory. CAMConnect: Linking Communities with Information (www.camconnect.org ) has created reports for understanding what the facts of the 2000 census are telling us about our neighborhoods and our city. The Camden City Youth Services Commission, with over 47 members, is working toward the invitation to all groups which have city based youth involvements to help show how self-assessment of youth services, programs and projects are helping to build a quality standard for youth development in Camden. CamdenMatters (www.camdenmatters.org) over the past four years has (provided a daily news clipping service from area papers, and a posting of current events for Camden city and the surrounding areas. The Camden City website (www.ci.camden.nj.us) provides information for investment, development and departmental contact information for all of those interested in the city.

 

About the creation of CamdenResources
Hopeworks ‘N Camden (www.hopeworks.org) has taken the lead in bringing to birth the dream of an accessible web-based directory. Hopeworks is a youth development program that trains youth, ages 14-23 in web site design/development and GIS. During the last two years, Hopeworks youth have digitally mapped the all 29,892 parcels within the city of Camden, collecting over 35 attributes for each parcel. This data, along with data from others, has been made accessible on this site. The actually coding and maintenance of this CamdenResources is done by the youth at Hopeworks. Thank you to all of the staff and youth at Hopeworks for providing a service to the greater Camden community.

We look forward to your comments and your suggestions about how using this kind of electronic information can be improved and made friendlier for yourselves, your families, and your community.