Spencer Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

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Spencer Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
Spencer Township farmstead.jpg
A farmstead on State Route 146 west of Cumberland
Map of Guernsey County Ohio Highlighting Spencer Township.png
Location of Spencer Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 39°51′32″N81°39′9″W / 39.85889°N 81.65250°W / 39.85889; -81.65250
Country United States
State Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
 • Total
29.6 sq mi (76.6 km2)
 • Land29.5 sq mi (76.5 km2)
 • Water0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,041
 • Density35.2/sq mi (13.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-73986 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086190 [1]

Spencer Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,041.

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Geography

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

The village of Cumberland is located in southern Spencer Township.

Name and history

Spencer Township was organized in 1819. [4] Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Allen, Lucas, and Medina counties and formerly in Hamilton County.

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 an elected township fiscal officer, [5] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Spencer township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 324.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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