Welcome to Camargo ...

The town of Camargo is located in Dewey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camargo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Camargo has a population of 181 people<2> (see below for details).

Camargo is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Camargo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Camargo: (580)

The ZIP code for Camargo: 73835<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Camargo had an population of 181 people. This is an increase of 1.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 57.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Camargo had a population of 178 people. This makes Camargo the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 178 people, the population of Camargo increased 54.78% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 115 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Camargo.

Communities Also Named Camargo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Camargo - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camargo.

Communities near Camargo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camargo.

• Vici
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vici
  • Vici is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vici <5>
• Leedey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedey
  • Leedey is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leedey <5>
• Taloga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
  • Taloga is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taloga <5>
• Sharon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Woodward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Mutual
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Mutual is located in Woodward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mutual <5>
• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Woodward County
• Putnam
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <5>
• Seiling
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiling
  • Seiling is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seiling <5>
• Chester
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Major County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Butler
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Camargo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camargo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camargo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camargo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camargo. See our Newspapers Page for Camargo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camargo ...

Looking for more information about Camargo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Camargo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Camargo.

Adding Camargo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camargo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Camargo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Camargo post office opened in 1892.

We also found Camargo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camargo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camargo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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