Cardington Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morrow
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:61.7
Area Land Km2:61.7
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:23.8
Area Land Sq Mi:23.8
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3031
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:304
Elevation Ft:997
Coordinates:40.5044°N -82.9008°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43315
Area Code:419
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-12098[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086699

Cardington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,031 people in the township, 2,051 of whom lived in the village of Cardington.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the village of Cardington is located in southeastern Cardington Township.

Name and history

Cardington Township took its name from the village of Cardington.[4] It is the only Cardington Township statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cardington township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 30 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Book: History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. 1880. O.L. Baskin & Company. 319.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24