Big Spring Township is one of the fifteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Seneca County

Seneca County, Ohio

Seneca County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,745. Its county seat is Tiffin and it is named for the Seneca Indians.The Tiffin Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Seneca County....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,791 people in the township, 1,565 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Loudon Township
  Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Loudon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,395 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...
  
   - north
• Hopewell Township
  Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Hopewell Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,874 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Seneca Township
  Seneca Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Seneca Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,585 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County
  Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
  Tymochtee Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,186 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Crawford Township, Wyandot County
  Crawford Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
  Crawford Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,080 people in the township, 1,179 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Ridge Township, Wyandot County
  Ridge Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
  Ridge Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 512 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Biglick Township, Hancock County
  Biglick Township, Hancock County, Ohio
  Biglick Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 955 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Washington Township, Hancock County
  Washington Township, Hancock County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,602 people in the township, 1,011 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of New Riegel

New Riegel, Ohio

New Riegel is a village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The population was 226 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Riegel is located at ....

 is located in eastern Big Spring Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Alvada

Alvada, Ohio

Alvada is an unincorporated community in western Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44802. It is located along the concurrency of U.S...

lies in the western part of the township.

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, 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.