Spring Valley Township is one of twelve
townships
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of
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census, the population was 2,581,
of whom 2,105 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Beavercreek Township - north
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Xenia Township - northeast
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Caesarscreek Township - east
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Sugarcreek Township - southeast
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Chester Township, Clinton County - southwest
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Wayne Township, Warren County - west
The village of
Spring Valley is located in central Spring Valley Township.
The
Little Miami River
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flows through Spring Valley Township. At the point where the river crosses the county line into Warren County is located Greene County's lowest point, above sea level.
Name and history
Spring Valley Township was created in 1856.
It is the only Spring Valley 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
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. 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
Spring Valley Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Greene County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1856 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1856