Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Springfield Township is one of the ten townships
of Clark County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 13,424 people in the township.
Most of the township is occupied by the city of Springfield
, the county seat
of Clark County.
.
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 Clark County
Clark County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 144,742 people, 56,648 households, and 39,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 362 people per square mile . There were 61,056 housing units at an average density of 153 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 13,424 people in the township.
Geography
Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:- Moorefield TownshipMoorefield Township, Clark County, OhioMoorefield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,402 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Harmony TownshipHarmony Township, Clark County, OhioHarmony Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,548 people in the township, 3,079 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - Madison TownshipMadison Township, Clark County, OhioMadison Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,796 people in the township, 946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast corner - Green TownshipGreen Township, Clark County, OhioGreen Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,736 people in the township, 2,687 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Mad River TownshipMad River Township, Clark County, OhioMad River Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,828 people in the township, 9,190 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Bethel TownshipBethel Township, Clark County, OhioBethel Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 18,962 people in the township, 12,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west - German TownshipGerman Township, Clark County, OhioGerman Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,336 people in the township, 7,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
Most of the township is occupied by the city of Springfield
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Clark County.
Name and history
It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewideSpringfield Township, Ohio
Springfield Township, Ohio may refer to:*Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio*Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio...
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