Springfield Township is one of the nine townships of

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, United States. The population was 14,162 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: * Tallmadge - north * Brimfield Township, Portage County - northeast corner * Suffield Township, Portage County - east * Lake Township - southeast *

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- south * Coventry Township - west *

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- northwest Several municipalities are located in the original boundaries of Springfield Township: *Part of the city of Akron, the

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of Summit County, in the northwest *Part of the village of Mogadore, in the northeast *The village of Lakemore, in the center The

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and

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of Sawyerwood is located in the north-central area of the township. It borders the Ellet neighborhood of

. It is about in size (Springfield Township, 2003-2004).

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide. It was part of the

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. It is named after the Connecticut River Valley city of

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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, 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

Springfield Local School District encompasses Springfield Township and the village of Lakemore. Portage Lakes Career Center is the vocational school for Springfield. (Summit County Fiscal Officer, 2005) The school district has faced serious financial difficulty; at the current time, the district's student transportation is at state minimum, and the district is actively cutting staff. Springfield's original high school had been annexed by Akron in 1929, requiring construction of the older building of the former high school which was replaced in 2014 in the same location. The original building became part of Akron Public Schools, at first Ellet High School, and later Ritzman Elementary. That building was also recently demolished, and a new school was built upon its site.

Notable residents

* Art Arfons, land speed record holder * Walt Arfons, land speed record holder and half brother of Art Arfons * Ernest Angley, Christian evangelist

References

External links

Township websiteCounty websiteSchool district website Tourism website
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