Bennington Township, Licking County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°14′19″N 82°36′13″W / 40.23861, -82.60361
Bennington Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Licking County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Licking
Area
- Township	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation ³	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Township
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-05494²
GNIS feature ID	1086452³

Bennington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,265 people in the township.^[1]

Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Milford Township, Knox County - north
Miller Township, Knox County - northeast corner
Burlington Township - east
McKean Township - southeast corner
Liberty Township - south
Monroe Township - southwest corner
Hartford Township - west
Hilliar Township, Knox County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Bennington Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Bennington Township is located in Morrow 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

^ Licking County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links

County website

Municipalities and communities of Licking County, Ohio
County seat: Newark
Cities	Heath \| Newark \| Pataskala \| Reynoldsburg
Villages	Alexandria \| Buckeye Lake \| Granville \| Gratiot \| Hanover \| Hartford \| Hebron \| Johnstown \| Kirkersville \| New Albany \| St. Louisville \| Utica
Townships	Bennington \| Bowling Green \| Burlington \| Eden \| Etna \| Fallsbury \| Franklin \| Granville \| Hanover \| Harrison \| Hartford \| Hopewell \| Jersey \| Liberty \| Licking \| Madison \| Mary Ann \| McKean \| Monroe \| Newark \| Newton \| Perry \| St. Albans \| Union \| Washington
Census-designated places	Beechwood Trails \| Granville South \| Harbor Hills
Other localities	Brownsville \| Homer \| Jacksontown

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