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A town of 1,626. 36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Camden Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living, schools, and civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. On civic life, just 30 of Missouri’s 390 towns do better. Camden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Camden Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Maysville Elem. | PK–6 | 260 |
| Maysville JR.-SR. High | 7–12 | 229 |
Where Camden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Camden Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1943 and 2 maps from 1923 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Camden Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Camden Township.
Its public schools are run by the Maysville R-I school district. 2 public schools serve Camden Township, with 489 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maysville Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 260 | A |
| Maysville JR.-SR. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 229 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Most people who work leave Camden Township to do it: just 17% work in town. Since 2013, Camden Township has lost 58 jobs, to 384 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 26 miles. The top destinations are St. Joseph (18%), Maysville (16%) and Kansas City (8%).
| Camden Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Camden Township, nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure. The town beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. The share of adults in Camden Township who sleep under 7 hours is 35%, below both Missouri’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (36%).
| Camden Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Camden Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.6% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 21 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 87°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
One declared disaster, in 2002, has brought federal aid to Camden Township households. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5.0 miles of trail. Camden Township’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Camden Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Camden Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Township in DeKalb County, Missouri, U.S.
Camden Township is a township in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 1647. Camden Township was established in 1845, and named after Camden, South Carolina.
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4 towns share a border with Camden Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colfax Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Camden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Camden Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Grant Township, Adams Township, Sherman Township and Colfax Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Camden Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.