Candlewood Lake, Ohio

Candlewood Lake, Ohio
Census-designated place
Candlewood Lake entry sign
Coordinates: 40°37′30″N82°46′33″W / 40.62500°N 82.77583°W / 40.62500; -82.77583
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morrow
Township	Congress
Area [1]
• Total	2.56 sq mi (6.6 km2)
• Land	2.31 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,240 ft (380 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	1,329
• Density	575.6/sq mi (222.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	43338 (Mount Gilead)
FIPS code	39-11334
GNIS feature ID	2628872 [2]
Website	candlewoodlake.us

Candlewood Lake is a census-designated place in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,329 at the 2020 census, ^[3] up from 1,147 in 2010. ^[4]

History

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,147		—
2020	1,329		15.9%
Sources: [4] [3]

Candlewood Lake had its start in the 1970s as a planned community. ^[5] It was first listed as a census-designated place in 2010.

Geography

Candlewood Lake is in northern Morrow County, in the northwestern part of Congress Township. It surrounds a lake of the same name, a reservoir built on Whetstone Creek. The northern border of the community is the North Bloomfield Township line. Ohio State Route 19 forms the eastern border of the community; the highway leads southeast 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 42 at Williamsport and north 9 miles (14 km) to Galion.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Candlewood Lake CDP has an area of 2.56 square miles (6.63 km²), of which 2.31 square miles (5.98 km²) are land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²), or 9.91%, are water. ^[1] The lake is built on Whetstone Creek near its headwaters; the creek flows out of Candlewood Lake to the west, then leads southwest to Mount Gilead, the Morrow county seat, and eventually the Olentangy River in Delaware County.

Government

The governance of Candlewood Lake consists of a nine-member board of trustees. One-third of these seats are up for reelection each year.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Candlewood Lake, Ohio
3. "P1. Race – Candlewood Lake CDP, Ohio: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
4. "P1. Race – Candlewood Lake CDP, Ohio: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
5. "History of Candlewood". Candlewood Lake Association. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

External links

• Candlewood Lake Association