Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Springfield Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Clark County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 86.7
area_land_km2 = 86.5
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 33.5
area_land_sq_mi = 33.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 13424
population_density_km2 = 155.2
population_density_sq_mi = 402.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 318
elevation_ft = 1043
latd = 39 |latm = 53 |lats = 48 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 48 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 45501-45506
area_code = 937
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blank_info = 39-74119GR|2
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Springfield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,424 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39023 Clark County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Moorefield Township - north
*Harmony Township - east
*Madison Township - southeast corner
*Green Township - south
*Mad River Township - southwest
*Bethel Township - west
*Germany Township - northwest

Most of the township is occupied by the city of Springfield, the county seat of Clark County.

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.clarkcountyohio.gov County website]