Worthington, Ohio

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Worthington
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Worthington, Ohio
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Basic data
Foundation : 1803
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Franklin County
Coordinates : 40 ° 5 ′  N , 83 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 5 ′  N , 83 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone : UTC-5
( Daylight Saving Time : UTC-4 )
Residents : 13,575 (as of 2010)
Population density : 944.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 14.58 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) of
which 14.37 km 2  (about 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 263 m
Postal code : 43085
Area code : +1 614
FIPS : 39-86604
GNIS ID : 1056581

Worthington is a suburb of the American city of Columbus in Franklin County , Ohio . The population of the city is 13,575. (Status: 2010)

geography

Worthington and Riverlea include the city of Columbus. Worthington is divided into the parts Worthington and Old Worthington . South of the village is Antram Lake .

history

founding

On May 5, 1802, a group of settlers founded the Scioto Company in Granby with the intention of establishing a settlement between the Muskingum River and Great Miami River . James Kilbourne was the newly elected President and Josiah Topping was his deputy. On August 30, 1802, James Kilbourne and Nathaniel Little traveled to the home of the future Governor Thomas Worthington , after whom the town was later named. The two provisionally reserved land along the Scioto River and Pickaway Plains for their new settlement. On October 5, 1802, the Scioto Company settlers met again and decided not to buy the land. Instead, they decided to establish their settlement 48 kilometers further north.

On October 5, 1802, James Kilbourne traveled to what is now Worthington to examine the Scioto Company's offer. Later on, seven workers started clearing the forest. On August 10, 1803, the Scioto Company voted for the name of the settlement. The settlement was named after the settlement's second senator, Thomas Worthington. In September 1803, the first settlers arrived on horseback.

British-American War

During the British-American War , many militias went north with General William Hull . Two Worthington settlers died in the battle.

Demographics

Population development

1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
459 341 443 547 705 1,239 1,569 2.141 9,239 15,326 14,956 14,869 14,125 13,575

politics

Town twinning

Culture and sights

Buildings

In the south of the village is the Worthington Presbyterian Church , a church built in 1930 by the architects Orr and Martin Martin, which was registered on April 17, 1930 in the National Register of Historic Places .

Economy and Infrastructure

education

There are two secondary schools in Worthington , Thomas Worthington High School and Worthington Kilbourne High School . There is also a Japanese school, the Columbus Japanese Language School , which teaches on weekends. There is also a Chinese school, the Ohio Contemporary Chinese School , which was built primarily for the Sino-American residents.

traffic

Road traffic

The Interstate 71 , I-270 and SR 315 highways pass through Worthington.

Air traffic

The nearest airport for civil aviation is Ohio State University Airport . Port Columbus International Airport and the smaller Rickenbacker International Airport are also located in the next city, Columbus .

sons and daughters of the town

Born in Worthington

Associated with Worthington

Web links

Commons : Worthington, Ohio  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b United States Census: Worthington City ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 20, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  2. ^ Presbyterian Church on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed April 20, 2015