Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Township

The Sprague House south of Wellington

Location of Wellington Township in Lorain County

Coordinates: 41°10′N 82°13′W﻿ / ﻿41.167°N 82.217°W﻿ / 41.167; -82.217
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Lorain
Area

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• Total

| 22.54 sq mi (58.37 km2)
• Land| 22.14 sq mi (57.35 km2)
• Water| 0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2)
Elevation

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| 846 ft (258 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total

| 6,140
• Density| 270/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

44090

Area code| 440
FIPS code| 39-82656[4]
GNIS feature ID| 1086523[2]
Website| www.wellingtontownship.org

Wellington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,140.

## Geography

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Located in southern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

* Pittsfield Township \- north
* LaGrange Township \- northeast corner
* Penfield Township \- east
* Spencer Township, Medina County \- southeast corner
* Huntington Township \- south
* Rochester Township \- southwest corner
* Brighton Township \- west
* Camden Township \- northwest corner

The village of Wellington is located in central Wellington Township.

## Name and history

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It is the only Wellington Township statewide.[5]

## Government

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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,[6] 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

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1. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Wellington township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* Official website
* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Lorain County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Elyria

Cities|

* Amherst
* Avon
* Avon Lake
* Elyria
* Lorain
* North Ridgeville
* Oberlin
* Sheffield Lake
* Vermilion‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Lorain County

Villages|

* Grafton
* Kipton
* LaGrange
* Rochester
* Sheffield
* South Amherst
* Wellington

Townships|

* Amherst
* Brighton
* Brownhelm
* Camden
* Carlisle
* Columbia
* Eaton
* Elyria
* Grafton
* Henrietta
* Huntington
* LaGrange
* New Russia
* Penfield
* Pittsfield
* Rochester
* Sheffield
* Wellington

CDPs|

* Eaton Estates
* Pheasant Run

Unincorporated
communities|

* Belden
* Brentwood Lake
* Brighton
* Columbia Hills Corners
* North Eaton
* Whiskyville

Ghost town|

* Murraysville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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