Camden Township is a rural township in

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, United States. The population was 955 as of the 2000 census.

History

Camden Township was organized in 1859, and probably named after

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.79%) is water. The southwest quarter of the city of Mayer and the entire city of New Germany are located within the township geographically but are separate entities. Township 116 North, Range 26 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the

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Lakes

* Baylor Lake * Berliner Lake * Eagle Lake * Smith Lake

Adjacent townships

* Hollywood Township (north) * Waconia Township (east) * Benton Township (southeast) * Young America Township (south) * Helen Township, McLeod County (southwest) * Bergen Township, McLeod County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Crow River and Saint Mark.

Major highway

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 955 people, 316 households, and 269 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 327 housing units at an average density of 9.6/sq mi (3.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.01%

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, 0.73%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.10%

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, and 1.05% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 316 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.2% were

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living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.32. In the township the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $60,563, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $35,714 versus $31,058 for females. The

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for the township was $23,502. About 2.2% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the

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, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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