Camden Township, Michigan
| Camden Township, Michigan | |
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The brass disc that marks Michigan's border with Indiana and Ohio.
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 Camden Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 41°46′13″N 84°46′38″W / 41.77028°N 84.77722°WCoordinates: 41°46′13″N 84°46′38″W / 41.77028°N 84.77722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Hillsdale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.6 sq mi (110.3 km2) |
| • Land | 42.4 sq mi (109.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,088 |
| • Density | 49.2/sq mi (19.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49232 |
| Area code(s) | 517 |
| FIPS code | 26-12780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626027 |
Camden Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,088 at the 2000 census.
The villages of Camden and Montgomery are within the township.
The region was first settled circa 1827, but the town was not settled until about ten years later.
The township was formed from Reading Township in 1839.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.6 square miles (110 km2), of which 42.4 square miles (110 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.49%) is water.
The township is near the state line of both Indiana and Ohio, indicated by a Tri-state marker.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,088 people, 730 households, and 535 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.2 per square mile (19.0/km²). There were 872 housing units at an average density of 20.6 per square mile (7.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.42% White, 0.05% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 730 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.31.
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