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Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Benedict Road bridge over Clear Fork.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Benedict Road bridge over Clear Fork
image_map	Worthington Richland.PNG
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Worthington Township in Richland County.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Richland
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	93.7
area_land_km2	93.1
area_water_km2	0.6
area_total_sq_mi	36.2
area_land_sq_mi	35.9
area_water_sq_mi	0.2
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	2988
population_density_km2	32.1
population_density_sq_mi	83.2
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	323
elevation_ft	1060
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-86618
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086890

Worthington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 2,988 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Monroe Township - north
Green Township, Ashland County - northeast corner
Hanover Township, Ashland County - east
Brown Township, Knox County - southeast
Pike Township, Knox County - south
Berlin Township, Knox County - southwest corner
Jefferson Township - west
Washington Township - northwest corner

The village of Butler is located in western Worthington Township, and the unincorporated community of Newville lies in the township's northeast.

Name and history

It is the only Worthington 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, 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.

References

"Worthington township, Richland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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