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|population_total = 12334|population_density_km2 = auto|population_density_sq_mi = autoNorth American Eastern Time Zone>Eastern (EST)|utc_offset = -5|timezone_DST = EDT|utc_offset_DST = -4TITLE=US BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMESUNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY>DATE=2007-10-25, |elevation_m = 318|elevation_ft = 104339488312region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}|postal_code_type = ZIP codes|postal_code = 45501-45506Area codes 937 and 326>937, 326Federal Information Processing Standard>FIPS codeUNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU>ACCESSDATE=2008-01-31, U.S. Census website, Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature ID|blank1_info = 1085860spfldtwp.org}}|footnotes = }}Springfield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,334 as of the 2020 census

Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Moorefield Township - north
• Harmony Township - east
• Madison Township - southeast corner
• Green Township - south
• Mad River Township - southwest
• Bethel Township - west
• German Township - northwest

Most of the township is occupied by the city of Springfield, the county seat of Clark County.

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide.WEB, Detailed map of Ohio, United States Census Bureau, 2000,weblink PDF, 2007-02-16,

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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.

References

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External links

• Township website
• County website

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