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Worthington, Ohio
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Columbus City. It lies in ZIP code area 43085. It stands on Rush Run. The Survey maps it on the Northwest Columbus quadrangle. 14,786 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 863 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWorthington grew from 13,575 to 14,786 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,575 | |
| 2020 | 14,786 | +1,211 (+9%) |
Then and now
1901 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1901 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Northwest Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Northwest Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Northwest Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Northwest Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Northwest Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Northwest Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Northwest Columbus quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Columbus city, The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Beginnings Of Ohio
The Mound Builders and Indians - First White Settlements and Struggle for Possession - Indian Village at the Forks of the Scioto Attacked by Crawford and Dispersed - The Ohio Company, the Scioto Company and Symmes Purchase - Indian Power Broken and British Hopes Blasted - First Surveys - Topography, Geology and Soil of Franklin County.
In the county-history sources
895,918 words on this townshipHistory of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858 names this settlement in its chapter on Columbus City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
In February, 1810, the Legislature, desirous to establish a more central and permanent seat of government for the State, by joint resolution appointed five commissioners, namely James Findlay, W. Silliman, Joseph Darlinton, Reisin Beall and Wm. McFarland, to meet in Franklinton on the first day of September, then following, to examine and select the most eligible site for the estab- lishment of the permanent seat of government for the State. On December 11th, 1810, the commissioners made their report and say, " That they have diligently examined a number of different places within the circle prescribed, and the majority of said commissioners are of opinion that a tract of land, owned by John and Peter Sells, situated on the west bank of the Scioto River, four miles and three quarters west of the town of Worthington, in the county of Franklin, and on which said Sells now resides, appears to them the most eligible."^^ Dated at Newark, the 12th of September, 1810, and signed by all the commissioners.
Passage source: History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858.
No further definite action, however, was had on the subject until February, 1812, when the law was passed establishing it at Columbus. Various proposals were received, offering inducements for its establishment at different points, and amongst the rest were the proposals of Lyne Starling, James Johnston, Alexander McLaughlin and John Kerr, for establishing it on the '-' high bank of the Scioto River, opposite Franklinton," which site was principally a native forest. Franklinton was then at its apex, and a town of considerably more consequence than it now is, and was one of the sites proposed ; but the plan upon which it was laid out, and more particularly its low situation, were considered sufficient objections to its adoption. Worthington and Delaware were also among the sites proposed.
Passage source: History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858.
In the spring of 1848, W. A. Adams, of Zanesville, and Joseph Ridgway, jr., and Samuel Medary, of Columbus, were appointed Commissioners to direct and control the work, and Russell West was by them appointed architect. In 1852, Edwin Smith, S. H. Webb, and E. P. Stickney, were appointed Commissioners - West continued as architect. In 1854, the Board of Commissioners were, Stickney, Smith, and James J. Faran, in place of Webb - N. B. Kelly appointed architect in place of R. West, resigned. In the spring of 1856, a new Board of Commissioners was appointed, consisting of Wm. A. Piatt, of Columbus, Jas. T. Worthington, of Ross County, and L. G. Harkness, of Huron County.
Passage source: History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Columbus City - it names this place 2 more 2 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 10,250 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 10,250 specimens collected within 10 miles of Worthington between 1804 and 1975: 8,270 Animalia, 1,267 Fungi, 565 Plantae, 117 Chromista, 30 Unrecorded, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 19 V 1938 in original publication, Knull, =, ? and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cintractia sorghi (Sorokn) De Toni | 1900 | Tyler, F.J.; O. E. Jennings | Columbus |
 | Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana | 1804 | Dr. Paddock | Worthington |
 | Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl. | 1805 | J. R. Paddock | Worthington |
 | Carex comosa Boott | 1809 | Collector unknown | Worthington, O. [Inferred county from precise loc.] |
 | Hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 | 1814 | not recorded | Columbus Ohio, Franklin, Ohio, USA |
 | Callimome strobiloides Huber, 1927 | 1821 | C. Huber | Columbus |
 | Solidago riddellii Frank | 1832 | W. A. Kellerman | A few miles N of Columbus. |
 | Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. | 1834 | Anonymous | Columbus. |
 | Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor | 1837 | W. S. Sullivant | Near Columbus |
 | Acris crepitans blanchardi Harper, 1947 | 1897 | not recorded | No Further Locality Data |
| Albugo candida (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Roussel | 1897 | Clevenger, J. F. | Columbus | |
 | Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1897 | United States Bureau of Fisheries, R. Osburn & E. Williamson | Ohio, Scioto River, Franklin County |
All 10,250 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Worthington in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthington | $10,000 | Numerous trees were downed on Northland and Proprietors roads due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthington | $10,000 | Winds gusted to 70 mph across the northern part of the county causing downed trees and power lines. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthington | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthington | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthington | $3,000 | A few large trees were downed. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Worthington | - | High water was reported on Karl Road. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Worthington | - | Underpass flooding was reported along State Route 161 between Huntley and Proprietors Roads. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Worthington | - | The left 2 lanes and shoulder of Interstate 270 west at Interstate 71 had approximately 6 to 8 inches of water across it due to heavy rainfall. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Worthington | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Worthington | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Worthington | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverlea | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Linworth | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Northwoods | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Flint | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Olentangy | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Olentangy High Bluffs | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Worthington Hills | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Air | 2.9 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Worthington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1926837 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056581. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.