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Springfield Township, Richland County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Springfield Township, Richland County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Springfield Township fields west of Ontario.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Fields west of Ontario
image_map	Springfield Richland.PNG
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Springfield Township (red) in Richland County, next to the cities of Mansfield (yellow) and Ontario (green).
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Richland
unit_pref	Imperial
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	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	11064
population_density_km2	116.7
population_density_sq_mi	302.3
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	413
elevation_ft	1355
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-74128
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086886

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 2020 census found 11,064 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and Cities:

Ontario City- Center of the Township
Mansfield City-Northeast
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 km).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 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.

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. The district is made up of the previous Springfield Township School district.

References

"Springfield township, Richland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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