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Camp County
Camp County
County
	Camp County Courthouse in Pittsburg
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°58′N 94°59′W / 32.97°N 94.98°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1874
Named for	John Lafayette Camp
Seat	Pittsburg
Largest city	Pittsburg
Area
• Total	203 sq mi (530 km2)
• Land	196 sq mi (510 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 3.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,464
• Density	61/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.co.camp.tx.us

Camp County is a county in the eastern part of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,464.^[1] Its seat is Pittsburg.^[2] The county was founded in 1874 and is named for John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 203 square miles (530 km²), of which 7.4 square miles (19 km²) (3.6%) are covered by water.^[3] It is the third smallest county by area in Texas.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Titus County (north)
Morris County (east)
Upshur County (south)
Wood County (southwest)
Franklin County (west)

Communities

City

Pittsburg (county seat)

Town

Rocky Mound

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	5,951	—
1890	6,624	11.3%
1900	9,146	38.1%
1910	9,551	4.4%
1920	11,103	16.2%
1930	10,063	−9.4%
1940	10,285	2.2%
1950	8,740	−15.0%
1960	7,849	−10.2%
1970	8,005	2.0%
1980	9,275	15.9%
1990	9,904	6.8%
2000	11,549	16.6%
2010	12,401	7.4%
2020	12,464	0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 1850–2010^[5] 2010–2020^[1]

**Camp County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000^[6]	Pop 2010^[7]	Pop 2020^[8]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	7,507	7,298	6,734	65.00%	58.85%	54.03%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,201	2,133	1,877	19.06%	17.20%	15.06%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	25	38	28	0.22%	0.31%	0.22%
Asian alone (NH)	19	59	105	0.16%	0.48%	0.84%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	17	8	0.04%	0.14%	0.06%
Other race alone (NH)	6	4	34	0.05%	0.03%	0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	79	204	456	0.68%	1.65%	3.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,707	2,648	3,222	14.78%	21.35%	25.85%
Total	11,549	12,401	12,464	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

According to the census of 2000, 11,549 people, 4,336 households, and 3,156 families were living in the county.^[9] The population density was 58 people per square mile (22 people/km²). The 5,228 housing units had an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.53% White, 19.20% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 9.68% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races; 14.78% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Up from 2000's population of 11,549 people, and 2010's 12,401 residents, Camp County grew to 12,464 at the 2020 U.S. census.^[1] Among the 2020 population, its racial and ethnic makeup was 54.03% non-Hispanic White, 15.06% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.27% some other race, 3.66% multiracial, and 25.85% Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[8] Like the majority of the United States at the time, these represented the demographic trends as the U.S. experienced great diversification.^[10]

Politics

Camp County is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Bryan Hughes, a lawyer in Mineola.

United States presidential election results for Camp County, Texas^[11]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	4,011	76.36%	1,201	22.86%	41	0.78%
2020	3,626	71.66%	1,394	27.55%	40	0.79%
2016	3,201	70.48%	1,260	27.74%	81	1.78%
2012	2,881	66.46%	1,428	32.94%	26	0.60%
2008	2,798	61.27%	1,734	37.97%	35	0.77%
2004	2,638	59.43%	1,778	40.05%	23	0.52%
2000	2,121	56.05%	1,625	42.94%	38	1.00%
1996	1,488	40.63%	1,912	52.21%	262	7.15%
1992	1,219	30.63%	1,938	48.69%	823	20.68%
1988	1,908	47.20%	2,121	52.47%	13	0.32%
1984	2,238	53.69%	1,917	45.99%	13	0.31%
1980	1,531	42.32%	2,052	56.72%	35	0.97%
1976	1,133	34.49%	2,146	65.33%	6	0.18%
1972	1,599	60.55%	1,041	39.42%	1	0.04%
1968	555	19.13%	1,272	43.85%	1,074	37.02%
1964	729	28.29%	1,841	71.44%	7	0.27%
1960	873	39.68%	1,307	59.41%	20	0.91%
1956	958	47.22%	1,053	51.90%	18	0.89%
1952	951	38.24%	1,535	61.72%	1	0.04%
1948	180	12.10%	923	62.03%	385	25.87%
1944	180	13.16%	977	71.42%	211	15.42%
1940	200	12.94%	1,343	86.93%	2	0.13%
1936	78	7.67%	939	92.33%	0	0.00%
1932	73	4.90%	1,416	94.97%	2	0.13%
1928	494	43.56%	640	56.44%	0	0.00%
1924	187	13.21%	1,186	83.76%	43	3.04%
1920	156	11.81%	661	50.04%	504	38.15%
1916	206	21.37%	721	74.79%	37	3.84%
1912	155	22.46%	472	68.41%	63	9.13%