Bennington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,102 people in the township, 342 of whom lived in the village of Marengo.

Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Township
Fields east of Marengo
Location of Bennington Township in Morrow County
Coordinates: 40°23′3″N 82°47′41″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morrow
Area
• Total	25.3 sq mi (65.4 km2)
• Land	25.2 sq mi (65.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,181 ft (360 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,102
• Density	122.6/sq mi (47.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-05508[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086697[1]

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

Bennington Township was organized in 1817, and named after Bennington, Vermont, the native home of a first settler.[3] Statewide, the only other Bennington Township is located in Licking County.[4]

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.

References

External links

• County website