Candlewood Lake, Ohio

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Candlewood Lake, Ohio

Census-designated place

Candlewood Lake entry sign

Coordinates: 40°37′30″N 82°46′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.62500°N 82.77583°W﻿ / 40.62500; -82.77583
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Morrow
Township| Congress
Area

[1]

• Total

| 2.56 sq mi (6.6 km2)
• Land| 2.31 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Water| 0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,240 ft (380 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,329
• Density| 575.6/sq mi (222.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code|

43338 (Mount Gilead)

FIPS code| 39-11334
GNIS feature ID| 2628872[3]
Website| candlewoodlake.us

Candlewood Lake is a census-designated place in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,329 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 1,147 in 2010.[4]

## History

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 1,147| | —
2020| 1,329| | 15.9%
Sources:[4][2]

Candlewood Lake had its start in the 1970s as a planned community.[5] It was first listed as a census-designated place in 2010.

## Geography

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Candlewood Lake is in northern Morrow County, in the northwestern part of Congress Township. It surrounds a lake of the same name, a reservoir built on Whetstone Creek. The northern border of the community is the North Bloomfield Township line. Ohio State Route 19 forms the eastern border of the community; the highway leads southeast 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 42 at Williamsport and north 9 miles (14 km) to Galion.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Candlewood Lake CDP has an area of 2.56 square miles (6.63 km2), of which 2.31 square miles (5.98 km2) are land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), or 9.91%, are water.[1] The lake is built on Whetstone Creek near its headwaters; the creek flows out of Candlewood Lake to the west, then leads southwest to Mount Gilead, the Morrow county seat, and eventually the Olentangy River in Delaware County.

## Government

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The governance of Candlewood Lake consists of a nine-member board of trustees. One-third of these seats are up for reelection each year.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. ^ a b c "P1. Race – Candlewood Lake CDP, Ohio: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Candlewood Lake, Ohio
4. ^ a b "P1. Race – Candlewood Lake CDP, Ohio: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
5. ^ "History of Candlewood". Candlewood Lake Association. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

## External links

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* Candlewood Lake Association

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Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Gilead

City|

* Galion‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Morrow County

Villages|

* Cardington
* Chesterville
* Edison
* Fulton
* Marengo
* Mount Gilead
* Sparta

Townships|

* Bennington
* Canaan
* Cardington
* Chester
* Congress
* Franklin
* Gilead
* Harmony
* Lincoln
* North Bloomfield
* Perry
* Peru
* South Bloomfield
* Troy
* Washington
* Westfield

CDPs|

* Candlewood Lake
* Hidden Lakes
* Iberia

Other
communities|

* Bloomfield
* Blooming Grove
* Climax
* Denmark
* Fargo
* Johnsville
* North Woodbury
* Pagetown
* Pulaskiville
* Saint James
* Shawtown
* South Woodbury
* Steam Corners
* Vails Corners
* West Liberty
* West Point
* Westfield
* Williamsport

Ghost towns|

* Aaronsburg
* Florida Grove
* Jamestown
* Morehouse
* Moshers Mill
* Queen Settlement
* Rome
* Steiners Corner
* Tyrone

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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