Springfield Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Mahoning County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 6,800 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the
Pennsylvania
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border, it borders the following townships:
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Poland Township - north
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Mahoning Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - northeast corner
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North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania - east
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Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - southeast
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Unity Township, Columbiana County - south
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Fairfield Township, Columbiana County - southwest corner
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Beaver Township - west
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Boardman Township - northwest
The village of
New Middletown is located in central Springfield Township, and two
unincorporated communities lie in the township:
New Springfield in the south, and
Petersburg in the southeast.
Name and history
It is one of eleven
Springfield Townships statewide.
For many years, the township was part of
Columbiana County
Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,877. The county seat is Lisbon and its largest city is Salem. Created in 1803, the county name is derived from that of 15th-centur ...
, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846.
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 April 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
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Mahoning County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio