Cardington

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Cardington

Total population

1,928

Median home value

$155,000

9.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,260

Cardington$70k

National$74k

Founded

1836

Elevation308 m

Land area5.2 km²

Weather38°F · Clear

Coordinates40.50°, -82.89°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cardington is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. Mount Gilead, Ohio, the county seat, is located northeast of Cardington on U.S. Route 42.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Cardington, OH from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Washington Gardner

Union United States Army soldier (1845-1928)

Samuel Snider

American politician (1845–1928)

Edwin Taylor Pollock

US Navy Captain, Naval Governor (1870-1943)

Tim Belcher

American baseball player and coach

Dawn Powell

(1896-1965) American writer

Oswald Bruce Cooper

American artist (1879–1940)

Lefty Webb

American baseball player (1885-1958)

Samuel Newitt Wood

American attorney and politician, Kansas

Thad H. Brown

American politician from Ohio (1887-1941)

William Graves Sharp

American politician (1859–1922)

William Vermillion Houston

American physicist (1900–1968)

A

Ann E. Beatty

Esperantist

David Wood Townsend

American builder

Ray Burggraf

American artist

Frank K. Dunn

American judge

W

Wesley Goodman

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ohio

• Mount Gilead
  5.2 mi away
• Hidden Lakes
  7.7 mi away
• Marengo
  8 mi away
• Caledonia
  10.4 mi away · pop. 421
• Candlewood Lake
  10.6 mi away
• Kilbourne
  12 mi away · pop. 43
• Radnor
  15.4 mi away
• Prospect
  15.6 mi away · pop. 1,157
• Green Camp
  16.7 mi away
• Fredericktown
  18.1 mi away
• Crestline
  21.2 mi away
• Morral
  21.3 mi away

Browse all places in Ohio →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cardington

A brief history of the Alexander Mayer Mansion & its occupants

W. Louis Phillips · 1994

Records of the Curl Funeral Home, Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio

1998

The citizen-soldier

Beatty, John · 1879

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-10-04

Tomentose Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus tomentosus

Seen 2026-10-04

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-10-03

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Seen 2026-10-03

Toadlike Bolas Spider

Mastophora phrynosoma

Seen 2026-10-01

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Seen 2026-09-30

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-28

sensitive fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Seen 2026-09-28

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).