THE CAMDEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.
Camden city has 16.5 square miles of land in Ouachita County. Its Census reference point is in Tertiary Uplands, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Camden and Ouachita County
Camden is associated with Ouachita County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Camden by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Camden, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 0.9% recorded for Ouachita County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Camden city has 21.7 times the land area of nearby East Camden town (0.76 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

