Camden Township, Ohio

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Camden Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Camden Township in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°14′54″N82°17′50″W / 41.24833°N 82.29722°W / 41.24833; -82.29722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lorain
Area
[1]
 • Total
19.95 sq mi (51.68 km2)
 • Land19.89 sq mi (51.51 km2)
 • Water0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
[2]
863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,508
 • Density75.82/sq mi (29.28/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-11010 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086504 [2]
Website www.camdentwp.us

Camden Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,508.

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Geography

Located in western Lorain County, it borders the following town

The village of Kipton is located in northern Camden Township.

Name and history

Camden Township was named after Camden, New York, the native home of a land agent. [5] It is the only Camden Township statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees. e

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Camden township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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