Camptown is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Isle of Wight County,

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, United States, lying just east of

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

. The population as of the 2010 census was 766. The International Paper mill (formerly

Union Camp Union Camp Corporation was an American pulp and paper company and a private owner of timberland in the United States. In 1999 it was acquired by International Paper. Company creation Union Camp came about through the merger of the Union Bag and P ...

, now closed) is here along with a black Community known as Camptown.

Geography

Camptown is bordered to the west by the Blackwater River, which forms the border between Isle of Wight County and the independent city of Franklin. The southeast corner of the CDP borders the city of

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. U.S. Route 58 Business and U.S. Route 258 Business run through Camptown together as Carrsville Highway.

U.S. Route 258 U.S. Route 258 (US 258) is a spur of US 58 in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 17 Business and NC 24 Business in Jacksonville, North Carolina north to Virginia State Route 143 (SR 143) at Fort Monr ...

Bypass runs through the eastern side of Camptown as Camp Family Highway. Windsor is to the northeast via US-258, and Carrsville is to the east via US-58 Business. The center of

is to the east. According to the

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, the Camptown CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.00%, are water.

References

Census-designated places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Census-designated places in Virginia {{IsleofWightCountyVA-geo-stub