History:

The township was organized in 1853. The name was suggested by Gideon Waugh, after his native town, Camden, N.Y. An election for officers was ordered for April 6, and all but one man in the township entitled to vote, cast their ballots. The officers chosen were: Trustees, Azel Washburn, Robert Douglas and Obed Holcomb; Clerk, John Cyrenius; Treasurer, David Wells; Overseers of the Poor, Thomas Lee and Joseph Wilcox; Supervisors of Highways, Gideon Waugh, James Smith and Reuben Eddy. Gideon Waugh was elected Justice of the Peace later in the year. The township also elected to the office of Fence Viewers, James Smith, Joseph Wilcox and Benjamin Wilcox. The duties of this set of officers were probably not very arduous, and most of the township affairs soon fell to the trustees.