Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Spencer Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lucas

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area_total_km2 = 31.4
area_land_km2 = 31.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 12.1
area_land_sq_mi = 12.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1708
population_density_km2 = 54.5
population_density_sq_mi = 141.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 204
elevation_ft = 669
latd = 41 |latm = 38 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 48 |longs = 39 |longEW = W

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Spencer Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,708 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39095 Lucas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Richfield Township - north
*Sylvania Township - northeast
*Springfield Township - east
*Monclova Township - southeast
*Swanton Township - south
*Harding Township - southwest
*Fulton Township, Fulton County - west
*Amboy Township, Fulton County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Spencer Township.

Name

Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Allen, Guernsey, and Medina Counties.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township clerk, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.lucas.oh.us County website]