Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio

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Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Township
Along State Route 160 northwest of Kerr
Along State Route 160 northwest of Kerr
Location of Springfield Township in Gallia County
Location of Springfield Township in Gallia County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Gallia
Area
 • Total 36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land 36.8 sq mi (95.2 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,181
 • Density 86.5/sq mi (33.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-74120[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086145[1]

Springfield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,181 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Springfield Township is one of only two county townships without a border on another county.

No municipalities are located in Springfield Township, although the unincorporated communities of Bidwell and Kerr are located near the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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

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  3. ↑ Gallia County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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