Country United States County Richland FIPS code 39-86618 Elevation 323 m Local time Thursday 1:16 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086890 Population 2,791 (2000) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 100% Humidity Area 93.76 km² (92.98 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
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 2000 census found 2,791 people in the township, 1,870 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Worthington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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.