Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
Hills of Sprigg Township.jpg
Fields and woods on the hills of Sprigg Township
Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Sprigg Township highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°42′13″N83°39′8″W / 38.70361°N 83.65222°W / 38.70361; -83.65222 Coordinates: 38°42′13″N83°39′8″W / 38.70361°N 83.65222°W / 38.70361; -83.65222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Area
 • Total44.5 sq mi (115.2 km2)
 • Land44.4 sq mi (114.9 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,744
 • Density42/sq mi (16.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-74069 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085685 [1]

Sprigg Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

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

Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south: Lewis County to the southeast, and Mason County to the southwest.

A small corner of the village of Manchester is located in eastern Sprigg Township along the Ohio River, and the unincorporated community of Bentonville lies in the township's north.

Name and history

Sprigg Township was organized in 1866. It is named for William Sprigg. [4]

It is the only Sprigg Township statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Sprigg township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp.  461.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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