Wellington Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Lorain County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 6,140.
Geography
Located in southern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:
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Pittsfield Township - north
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LaGrange Township - northeast corner
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Penfield Township - east
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Spencer Township, Medina County - southeast corner
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Huntington Township - south
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Rochester Township - southwest corner
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Brighton Township - west
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Camden Township - northwest corner
The village of
Wellington
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is located in central Wellington Township.
Name and history
It is the only Wellington 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. 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 officer ship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
External links
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County website
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Townships in Lorain County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio