Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

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Springfield Township
Civil township
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Springfield High School
Mahoning County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Springfield highlighted.png
Location of Springfield Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 40°56′47″N80°34′28″W / 40.94639°N 80.57444°W / 40.94639; -80.57444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Mahoning
Area
 • Total34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2)
 • Land33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,191 ft (363 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total6,800
 • Density190/sq mi (75/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-74124 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086571 [1]
Website www.springfieldtownshipmah.com

Springfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,800 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Pennsylvania border, it borders the following townships:

The village of New Middletown is located in central Springfield Township, and two unincorporated communities lie in the township: New Springfield in the south, and Petersburg in the southeast.

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide. [4]

For many years, the township was part of Columbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846. [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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Springfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ↑ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 311.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
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