Editing Camden Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Camden Township, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Civil township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Camden Township Office in [[Camden, Michigan|Camden]]
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|image_map                = Camden Township, MI location.png
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] and the administered villages of [[Camden, Michigan|Camden]] (1) and [[Montgomery, Michigan|Montgomery]] (2)

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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=12780|title=Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|date=2022|accessdate=December 16, 2022}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Duane Carlson
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Kristina Dewey
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1839

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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 110.33
|area_land_km2            = 109.66
|area_water_km2           = 0.62
|area_total_sq_mi         = 42.60
|area_land_sq_mi          = 42.36
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.24

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2093
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 48.3

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 316
|elevation_ft             = 1037
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|46|13|N|84|46|38|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49232 ([[Camden, Michigan|Camden]])<br>49255 ([[Montgomery, Michigan|Montgomery]])<br>49274 ([[Reading, Michigan|Reading]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-12780<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1626027<ref>{{GNIS|1626027}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://camdentownship.info/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Camden Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Hillsdale County, Michigan|Hillsdale County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 2,093 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  The villages of [[Camden, Michigan|Camden]] and [[Montgomery, Michigan|Montgomery]] are within the township.

Due to the angle in Michigan's southern border, Camden Township has the southernmost point in the state, as well as being the only municipality in Michigan to border both the states of [[Indiana]] and [[Ohio]].

==Communities==
* '''[[Camden, Michigan|Camden]]''' is a village located in the center of the township along [[M-49 (Michigan highway)|M-49]] at {{coord|41|45|18|N|84|45|25|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|0622509|Camden, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''[[Montgomery, Michigan|Montgomery]]''' is a village located in the western portion of the township near the Indiana–Michigan state border at {{coord|41|46|37|N|84|48|21|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|0632603|Montgomery, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|42.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|42.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.56%) is water.

The township borders both [[Indiana]] and [[Ohio]], with the spot where the three states meet indicated by a marker. Due to the angle of the border between Michigan and Ohio, it is also the southernmost point in Michigan.  The smaller western branch of the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]] flows through the township.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|49}} begins at the Ohio border and runs north through the center of the township.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,088 people, 730 households, and 535 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|49.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 872 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,386, and the median income for a family was $41,006. Males had a median income of $31,292 versus $21,836 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,882.  About 9.6% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is served by two separate public school districts.  [[Camden-Frontier Schools]] serves most of the township, while smaller northern portions of the township are served by [[Reading Community Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_HILLSDALE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Hillsdale County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=December 13, 2022}}</ref>

==Images==
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File:Camden, MI village fire department.jpg|{{center|Camden Township Fire Department}}
File:Indiana–Michigan–Ohio marker (Hillsdale County, MI).jpg|{{center|Indiana–Michigan–Ohio tri-state marker}}
File:Michigan–Ohio–Indiana border.jpg|{{center|Indiana–Michigan–Ohio tri-state marker}}
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://camdentownship.info/ Camden Township official website]

{{Hillsdale County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1839]]