Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Springfield Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Springfield Township in Williams County


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

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area_total_km2 = 93.9
area_land_km2 = 93.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.3
area_land_sq_mi = 36.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3227
population_density_km2 = 34.3
population_density_sq_mi = 89.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 219
elevation_ft = 719
latd = 41 |latm = 28 |lats = 58 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 24 |longs = 26 |longEW = W

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Springfield Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,958 people in the township, 841 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39171 Williams County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Brady Township - north
*German Township, Fulton County - northeast
*Ridgeville Township, Henry County - east
*Adams Township, Defiance County - southeast corner
*Tiffin Township, Defiance County - south
*Washington Township, Defiance County - southwest corner
*Pulaski Township - west
*Jefferson Township - northwest corner

The most easterly part of the county, Springfield Township is the only county township with a border on any part of Henry County.

The village of Stryker is located in northern Springfield Township.

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://co.williams.oh.us County website]