Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:115.2
Area Land Km2:114.9
Area Water Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1744
Population Density Km2:16.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:275
Elevation Ft:902
Coordinates:38.7036°N -83.6522°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-74069[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085685

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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Sprigg township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 29 April 2023.
  4. Book: A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . E B. Stivers . Evans, Nelson Wiley . 1900 . 461.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24