Springfield Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Williams County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 2,958 people in the township, 841 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Brady Township - north
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German Township, Fulton County - northeast
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Ridgeville Township, Henry County - east
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Adams Township, Defiance County - southeast corner
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Tiffin Township, Defiance County - south
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Washington Township, Defiance County - southwest corner
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Pulaski Township - west
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Jefferson Township - northwest corner
The most easterly part of the county, Springfield Township is the only county township with a border on any part of Henry County.
The village of
Stryker
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is located in northern Springfield Township.
Name and history
Springfield Township was established in 1835. It is one of eleven
Springfield Townships 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'' 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 of the Ge ...
. 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 Williams County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio