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Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-74125

Elevation
  
262 m

Population
  
5,433 (2000)

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086734

Local time
  
Thursday 8:18 AM

Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Weather
  
9°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 56% Humidity

Area
  
48.17 km² (48.17 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Springfield Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,433 people in the township, 3,562 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Springfield Township, OH 43701, USA

Geography

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

  • Falls Township - north
  • Washington Township - northeast corner
  • Wayne Township - east
  • Brush Creek Township - southeast
  • Newton Township - southwest
  • Hopewell Township - northwest
  • Two municipalities are located in Springfield Township: the village of South Zanesville in the southwest, and part of the city of Zanesville, the county seat of Muskingum County, in the northeast.

    Name and history

    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, 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

    Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio Wikipedia


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