Springfield Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Richland County,
Ohio
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, 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:
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Ontario City- Center of the Township
* Mansfield City-Northeast
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Jackson Township - north
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Franklin Township - northeast corner
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Madison Township - east
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Washington Township - southeast corner
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Troy Township - south
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Sandusky Township - west
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Sharon Township - northwest
Two cities are located in Springfield Township: part of
Mansfield — the
county seat
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of Richland County — in the northeast, and
Ontario
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in the center.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
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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
External links
Township websiteCounty websiteFD website
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Townships in Richland County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio