Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Springfield Township
Settlement Type:Civil township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mahoning
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:90.4
Area Land Km2:86.6
Area Water Km2:3.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6800
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:363
Elevation Ft:1191
Coordinates:40.9464°N -80.5744°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-74124[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086571

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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Springfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . July 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. February 16, 2007.
  5. Book: History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Unigraphic . Mack, Horace . 1879 . 311.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24