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Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Summary

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Lucas County Bicentennial Barn (26070426713).jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Bicentennial barn west of Holland on State Route 2
image_map	Springfield Lucas.PNG
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Springfield Township within Lucas County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Lucas
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	55.9
area_land_km2	55.7
area_water_km2	0.1
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	26957
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	193
elevation_ft	633
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-74123
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086534
website

Springfield Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 26,957, making it the third most populous part of Lucas County, behind Toledo and Sylvania Township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

Sylvania Township - north
Toledo - east
Maumee - southeast
Monclova Township - south
Spencer Township - west

The village of Holland lies in eastern Springfield Township.

Name and history

Springfield Township was organized in 1836. It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide.

Schools

Springfield Local School District has four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The schools are Holloway, Crissey, Dorr Elementary, and Holland Elementary Schools, Springfield Middle School, and Springfield High School. The mascot of Springfield High School is the "Blue Devil". The district was rated "Excellent" by the Ohio Department of Education between 2008 and 2011.

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.

Notable people

Joe the Plumber (Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher), a person brought to attention during the 2008 U.S presidential election campaign
Rick Upchurch, wide receiver for the Denver Broncos 1975-1983

Transportation

The following highways are important transportation arteries in Springfield Township:

Interstate 475/U.S. Route 23 from Sylvania Township to Monclova Township
State Route 2 "Airport Highway" (Swanton Township to Toledo)

References

"Springfield township, Lucas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
Waggoner, Clark. (1888). "History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio". Munsell & Company.
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

Wikipedia Source

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