London Borough of Camden
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 345th 21.80 km²
ONS code:	00AG
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 62nd 207,008 9,496 / km²
Ethnicity:	73.2% White 10.4% S.Asian 8.3% Afro-Carib. 1.8% Chinese
Politics
Camden London Borough Council http://www.camden.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Frank Dobson, Glenda Jackson
London Assembly: - Member	Barnet and Camden - Brian Coleman

The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras.

Contents

1 General 2 Demographics of Camden 3 Attractions of Camden 4 Secondary schools

General

The area is in the north side of the city, reaching from Holborn and Bloomsbury in the south to Hampstead Heath in the north. Neighbouring areas are the City of Westminster and the City of London to the south, Brent to the west, Barnet and Haringey to the north and Islington to the east.

There are presently two parliamentary constituencies covering Camden. Hampstead & Highgate in the north and Holborn & St. Pancras in the south.

Camden's town hall is located on Euston Road near Kings Cross.

Areas included in the borough are:

• Bloomsbury
• Camden Town
• Dartmouth Park
• Fitzrovia
• Gospel Oak
• Hampstead including part of Hampstead heath
• Highgate (southwestern part.)
• Holborn
• Kentish Town
• Kings Cross and St Pancras
• Primrose Hill
• Somers Town
• South Hampstead
• Swiss Cottage
• West Hampstead

Demographics of Camden

The 2001 census gives Camden a population of 198,000. Camden is 73% white, 6% Bangladeshi and 6% black African. 35% of householders are owner-occupiers.

Attractions of Camden

• The British Library
• The British Museum
• Bloomsbury Theatre
• Hampstead Heath
• Hampstead Cemetery
• Highgate Cemetery
• King's Cross railway station, St Pancras station, Euston station
• The eastern edge of Regent's Park
• School of Oriental and African Studies
• University College London

Secondary schools

• Acland Burghley School
• Camden School for Girls
• Hampstead School
• Haverstock School
• La Sainte Union Catholic School
• Maria Fidelis RC Convent
• Parliament Hill School
• South Camden Community School
• William Ellis School