Camden Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Camden Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,530 people in the township, 1,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Camden Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Township
Location of Camden Township in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°14′54″N 82°17′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLorain
Area
 • Total20.1 sq mi (52.0 km2)
 • Land20.0 sq mi (51.8 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,530
 • Density76.5/sq mi (29.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-11010[2]
GNIS feature ID1086504[1]

Geography

Located in western Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

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.[4] 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,[5] 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 are filled by the remaining trustees.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Lorain County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 14 May 2007.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 22.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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