Bennington Township is one of the sixteen
townships of
Morrow County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 3,297 people in the township, 283 of whom lived in the village of
Marengo.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Harmony Township - north
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Chester Township - northeast corner
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South Bloomfield Township - east
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Hilliar Township, Knox County - southeast corner
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Porter Township, Delaware County - south
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Kingston Township, Delaware County - southwest corner
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Peru Township - west
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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. 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 fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
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Townships in Morrow County, Ohio
1817 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1817
Townships in Ohio