Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Cardington Township in Morrow County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Morrow

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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 = 2000
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population_total = 2790
population_density_km2 = 45.2
population_density_sq_mi = 117.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 304
elevation_ft = 997
latd = 40 |latm = 30 |lats = 16 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 54 |longs = 3 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 43315
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-12098GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086699GR|3
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Cardington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,790 people in the township, 960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39117 Morrow County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Canaan Township - north
*Gilead Township - northeast
*Lincoln Township - southeast
*Westfield Township - southwest
*Richland Township, Marion County - west
*Claridon Township, Marion County - northwest corner

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

Name and history

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.morrowcounty.info County website]