BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP, MORROW COUNTY, OHIO

Location of Bennington Township in Morrow County.

'Bennington Township' is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,663 people in the township, 2,366 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[1]

Contents
Geography
Name and history
Government
References
External links

Geography


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

Harmony Township - north

Chester Township - northeast corner

South Bloomfield Township - east

Hilliar Township, Knox County - southeast corner

Porter Township, Delaware County - south

Kingston Township, Delaware County - southwest corner

Peru Township - west

Lincoln Township - northwest
The village of Marengo is located in northwestern Bennington Township.

Name and history


Statewide, the only other Bennington Township is located in Licking County.

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


1. Morrow County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links



County website

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