Country United States County Richland FIPS code 39-74128 Elevation 413 m Local time Thursday 8:18 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086886 Area 94.8 km² Population 9,674 (2000) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind E at 29 km/h, 61% Humidity University Ross Medical Education Center | ||
Springfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 9,674 people in the township, 4,371 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Springfield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two cities are located in Springfield Township: part of Mansfield — the county seat of Richland County — in the northeast, and Ontario in the center.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (58.9 km²).All of the township is land and none of it is covered with water.
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.
Education
Most of Springfield Township shares the same school district with Ontario. Students attend Ontario Local School District, and the high school is Ontario High School.