Springfield Township is one of the twelve

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of Hamilton County,

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, United States. The 2010 census found 36,319 people in the township. Springfield Township is home to the largest private school in Ohio ( St. Xavier High School), the largest lake in Hamilton County (at

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County Park), and the Cincinnati area's annual Greek Festival (at Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church).

Geography

Springfield Township is suburban with abundant green space and parks, including most of the 2,500-acre

County Park. The township also includes the largest lake in Hamilton County, the 188 surface-acre Winton Woods lake. Springfield Township today consists of the core of the original township boundaries, although five non-contiguous "islands" exist due to annexations. The Township Master Plan divides the township into eleven neighborhoods, which closely align with the seven public school districts serving the township, but generally not the five

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(CDPs). The following municipalities have become independent of, or annexed land within, the original Springfield Township boundaries: The Township borders ten municipalities, and Colerain Township to the west: * Fairfield - north, north of Forest Park *

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- north, between Fairfield and Green Hills, west of Springdale * Greenhills - north, south of Forest Park * Springdale - northeast, between Forest Park and Glendale *

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- northeast, between Springdale and Woodlawn * Woodlawn - east, between Glendale and Wyoming *

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- southeast, between Woodlawn and Cincinnati *

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- south * North College Hill - southwest, south of Mount Healthy * Mount Healthy - southwest, north of North College Hill * Colerain Township - west

Name

Springfield Township is one of 11 townships by this name statewide.

History

In 1795, upon the signing of the

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, the court of general quarter sessions of the peace for Hamilton County created Springfield and Fairfield townships out of the northern reaches of Cincinnati Township. In 1810, Millcreek Township was formed from the northern part of Cincinnati Township and the southern part of Springfield Township.

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, alongside an elected township Fiscal Officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election.. Vacancies in the Fiscal Office or on the Board of Trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. The current Trustees are Kristie Dukes Davis, Joseph Honerlaw, and Mark Berning. Dan Berning is the Fiscal Officer.

Education

Public elementary and secondary education is provided by seven school districts: Only Finneytown school boundaries are solely within the boundaries of Springfield Township. Private schools within the boundaries of Springfield Township include: St. Xavier is the largest private school in Ohio St. Xavier has an average daily membership (ADM) of 1,574 in-state boys and 36 out-of-state boys for a total of 1,610. The next-largest school, St. Ignatius High School, is listed with an ADM of 1,514. Note that ODE does not report headcount for genders with 1–9 students; for each of these entries, nine students is assumed.

References

External links

Township websiteCounty websiteWaycross Community Media
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