Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Spencer Township is one of the eleven townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Lucas County
Lucas County, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,708 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Richfield Township
    Richfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Richfield Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,573 people in the township, 1,308 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Sylvania Township
    Sylvania Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Sylvania Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the total population was 44,253, making it the second most populous county subdivision of Lucas County, as well as the third most populous in all of northwest Ohio and the 419 / 567 area codes...

     - northeast
  • Springfield Township
    Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Springfield Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the total population is 24,123, making it the third most populous part of Lucas County, behind Toledo and Sylvania Township. The township's population growth was up 20.3% between the 1990 and 2000...

     - east
  • Monclova Township
    Monclova Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Monclova Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,767 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - southeast
  • Swanton Township
    Swanton Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Swanton Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,354 people in the township, 3,330 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Harding Township
    Harding Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Harding Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 724 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Fulton Township, Fulton County
    Fulton Township, Fulton County, Ohio
    Fulton Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,261 people in the township, 1,618 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Amboy Township, Fulton County
    Amboy Township, Fulton County, Ohio
    Amboy Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,552 people in the township, 989 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Spencer Township.

Name

Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Allen
Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio
Spencer Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,106 people in the township, 871 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Guernsey
Spencer Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Spencer Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,058 people in the township, 656 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, and Medina
Spencer Township, Medina County, Ohio
Spencer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,429 people in the township, 1,682 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

Counties.

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.

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