Map of Camden village, Michigan

Camden is a village in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 496 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Camden Township.

Camden village overview:
Name:	Camden village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Hillsdale County
Founded:	1837
Incorporated:	1899
Elevation:	1,020 ft (311 m)
Total Area:	0.80 sq mi (2.07 km²)
Land Area:	0.80 sq mi (2.07 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	496
Population Density:	619.23/sq mi (239.12/km²)
Area code:	517
FIPS code:	2612760
GNISfeature ID:	0622509

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History

Camden was founded as early as 1837 by landowner Easton Chester and his sons Orson and Nathan. The community developed around several sawmills, and a post office named Cranbrook opened on August 10, 1837. The office name was changed to Camden on September 7, 1840. The name was chosen at random by drawing from a hat, which was a name proposed by sawmill owner Easton Chester after his hometown of Camden, New York. The community was officially platted in 1867 and incorporated as a village in 1899.