Springfield Township, Richland County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Springfield Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Springfield Township (red) in Richland County, next to the cities of Mansfield (yellow) and Ontario (green).


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Richland

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area_total_km2 = 94.9
area_land_km2 = 94.8
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 36.6
area_land_sq_mi = 36.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9674
population_density_km2 = 102.0
population_density_sq_mi = 264.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 413
elevation_ft = 1355
latd = 40 |latm = 45 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 36 |longs = 32 |longEW = W

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Springfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 9,674 people in the township, 4,371 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39139 Richland 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:
*Jackson Township - north
*Franklin Township - northeast corner
*Madison Township - east
*Washington Township - southeast corner
*Troy Township - south
*Sandusky Township - west
*Sharon Township - northwest

Two cities are located in Springfield Township: part of Mansfield — the county seat of Richland County] — in the northeast, and Ontario in the center.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (58.9 km²).All of the township is land and none of it is covered with water.

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide.

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.

Education

Most of Springfield Township shares the same school district with Ontario. Students attend Ontario Local School District, and the high school is Ontario High School.

References

External links

* [http://www.richlandcountyoh.us County website]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Springfield-Richland-OH.html More extensive township information]