Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Springfield Township is one of the fifteen 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 Gallia County
Gallia County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,069 people, 12,060 households, and 8,586 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 13,498 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, 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 3,181 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Morgan Township
    Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Morgan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,341 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Cheshire Township
    Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Cheshire Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,259 people in the township, 1,038 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Addison Township
    Addison Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,366 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Gallipolis Township
    Gallipolis Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Gallipolis Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,707 people in the township, 1,527 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Green Township
    Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,514 people in township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Springfield Township - north...

     - south
  • Perry Township
    Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,276 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Raccoon Township - north...

     - southwest corner
  • Raccoon Township
    Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Raccoon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,302 people in the township, 1,253 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Huntington Township
    Huntington Township, Gallia County, Ohio
    Huntington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,511 people in the township, 1,187 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


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
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Bidwell
Bidwell, Ohio
Bidwell is a small unincorporated village in northwestern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and is often associated with the nearby community of Porter. Although unincorporated, it has its own ZIP Code of 45614. Bidwell is located eleven miles from the county seat, Gallipolis...

 and Kerr
Kerr, Ohio
Kerr is an unincorporated community in southeastern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45643....

 are located near the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide
Springfield Township, Ohio
Springfield Township, Ohio may refer to:*Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio...

.

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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