Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio

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official_name = Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Summit

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area_total_km2 = 39.0
area_land_km2 = 38.1
area_water_km2 = 0.9
area_total_sq_mi = 15.0
area_land_sq_mi = 14.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 15168
population_density_km2 = 398.1
population_density_sq_mi = 1031.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 330
elevation_ft = 1083
latd = 41 |latm = 1 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 26 |longs = 3 |longEW = W

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Springfield Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,168 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39153 Summit County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
*Tallmadge - north
*Brimfield Township, Portage County - northeast corner
*Suffield Township, Portage County - east
*Lake Township - southeast
*Green - south
*Coventry Township - west
*Akron - northwest

Several municipalities are located in the original boundaries of Springfield Township:
*Part of the city of Akron, the county seat of Summit County, in the northwest
*Part of the village of Mogadore, in the northeast
*The village of Lakemore, in the south

It is about 14.7 square miles in size (Springfield Township, 2003-2004).

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide.

It was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve.

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 fiscal officer, 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. As of 2004, the trustees were Deborah Davis, R. Bruce Killian, and Vincent J. Mealy, and the fiscal officer was Richard W. Huber. [ [http://www.springtwp.com Springfield Township Home Page] , Springfield Township, 2004. Accessed 2007-08-15.]

Education

Springfield Local School District encompasses Springfield Township and the Village of Lakemore. Portage Lakes Career Center is the vocational school for Springfield. (Summit County Fiscal Officer, 2005) The school district has faced serious financial difficulty; at the current time, the district's student transportation is at state minimum, and the district is actively cutting staff. [ [http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/9348236.html Ohio.com - Springfield schools face staff cuts ] ]

Springfield's original high school had been annexed by Akron in 1929, requiring construction of the older building of the current high school. The original building became part of Akron Public Schools, at first Ellet High School, and later Ritzman Elementary. That building was recently demolished, and a new school will be built upon its site.

Notable residents

*Art Arfons, land speed record holder
*J.R. Bookwalter, writer and director of "The Dead Next Door", which was filmed around Springfield Township.

References

*cite book | author=Commercial Survey Company | title=Official Street Atlas of Akron Summit and Portage Counties | location=Cleveland | publisher=Commercial survey Company | year=2004 | id=ISBN 1-879116-56-1
*The Ohio State University Department of Human and Community Resource Development (2003). [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/pdf/summit_county_profile.pdf Summit County] . Retrieved April 29, 2005.
*Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio (2003-2004). [http://www.springtwp.com/about.html Springfield Township about us] . Retrieved April 29, 2005.
*Summit County Fiscal Officer, John Donofrio (2005). [http://www.co.summit.oh.us/fiscaloffice/pdfs/full&effectivesummary2004.pdf TAX YEAR 2004/COLLECTION YEAR 2005 FULL TAX RATE SUMMARY SHEET] . Retrieved April 29, 2005.

ee also

*Springfield High School (Akron, Ohio)

External links

* [http://www.springtwp.com Township website]
* [http://www.co.summit.oh.us County website]
* [http://www.springfieldspartans.org School district website]