Big Spring Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Seneca County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,683 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Loudon Township - north
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Hopewell Township - northeast corner
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Seneca Township - east
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Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County - southeast corner
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Crawford Township, Wyandot County - south
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Ridge Township, Wyandot County - southwest corner
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Biglick Township, Hancock County - west
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Washington Township, Hancock County - northwest corner
The village of
New Riegel is located in eastern Big Spring Township, and the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Alvada lies in the western part of the township. Big Spring Township also contains the unincorporated communities of
Adrian
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water".
The Adria was until the 8th century BC the ma ...
and
Springville.
Name and history
Big Spring Township was organized in 1833. It was named from a creek in the southwestern part.
It is the only Big Spring Township 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Seneca County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio