Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio

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

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
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lorain
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	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

Geography

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

It is the only Wellington Township statewide.^[5]

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,^[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 officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.