Camden Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Camden Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lorain
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:51.68
Area Land Km2:51.51
Area Water Km2:0.16
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1508
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:263
Elevation Ft:863
Coordinates:41.2483°N -82.2972°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-11010[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086504

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. July 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Camden township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 17 July 2023.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  5. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 22.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24