Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio

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Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio
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Spencer Township, Lucas County
Coordinates: 41°38′24″N83°48′39″W / 41.64000°N 83.81083°W / 41.64000; -83.81083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lucas
Area
  Total12.1 sq mi (31.4 km2)
  Land12.1 sq mi (31.4 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,746
  Density140/sq mi (56/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-73990 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086533 [1]
Website spencertownship.org

Spencer Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,746 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Spencer Township, although the unincorporated community of Frankfort lies in the township's west.

Name

Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Allen, Guernsey, and Medina counties and formerly in Hamilton County.

History

Spencer Township was established in 1845. [4]

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, [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Spencer township, Lucas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. Waggoner, Clark (1888). History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. Munsell & Company. p. 871.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.