Cardington

Cardington is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,047 at the 2010 census. Mount Gilead, Ohio, the county seat, is located northeast of Cardington on U.S. Route 42.HistoryA post office called Cardington was established in 1827. Cardington was named for the first industrial tool the town had, the carding machine. The city itself was founded in 1836.A series of tornadoes on June 11 and 13 of 1981, each killing four people, destroyed a very large portion of the village. Due to the small size of the town, and the extent of the damage to the business district, a very detrimental impact on the community was felt.GeographyCardington is located at . It is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio".According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.01sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,047 people, 792 households, and 526 families residing in the village. The population density was 1018.4PD/sqmi. There were 911 housing units at an average density of 453.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.