Candlewood Lake, Ohio
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Candlewood Lake, Ohio | |
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 Candlewood Lake entry sign | |
 Interactive map of Candlewood Lake, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′30″N 82°46′33″W / 40.62500°N 82.77583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Morrow |
| Township | Congress |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.56 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.31 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population | |
• 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[2] |
| Website | candlewoodlake |
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,[3] up from 1,147 in 2010.[4]
Geography
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.
