Worthington Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.
Geography
thumb|left|Map of Worthington Township - 1914
thumb|left|Map of Nobles County in 1882
thumb|left|Main Street, Worthington - 1895
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74.1 km), all land. The main geographic feature in Worthington Township is Lake Okabena. Okabena means "home of the heron" is the Sioux language.
Main highways include:
- 20px Interstate 90
- 20px U.S. Highway 59
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 60
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 266 (Nobles County Road 25)
- 20px Nobles County Road 5
- 20px Nobles County Road 7
- 20px Nobles County Road 10
- 20px Nobles County Road 12
- 20px Nobles County Road 35
History
Organization of Worthington Township was approved by the Nobles County Board on April 30, 1872. The first township meeting was held on May 20, 1872. Petitioners requested the name Worthington from the town that was emerging within the township border. The town of Worthington was named in honor of the mother-in-law of Dr. Aaron P. Miller, one of the town's founding fathers.
Demographics
The following figures refer to those individuals residing within Worthington Township, but outside of the borders of the city of Worthington. As of the census