Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio

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Location of Springfield Township within Lucas County.

Springfield Township is a township of Lucas County, Ohio. As of 2000, the total population is 24,123, making it the 3rd most populous county subdivision of Lucas County, Ohio (behind Toledo, Ohio and Sylvania Township, Lucas County, Ohio). The township's population growth was up 20.3% between the 1990 and 2000 census. In 1990 the population was 20,045. The township also entirely encompasses the village of Holland, Ohio. Excluding Holland, the township had a population of 22,817 in 2000 and 19,035 in 1990.

[edit] Geography

Location of Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio

Springfield Township, Ohio is bordered by Sylvania Township, Lucas County, Ohio to the north, Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio and Swanton Township, Lucas County, Ohio to west, Monclova Township, Lucas County, Ohio to the south, and Toledo, Ohio to the east.

Swan Creek and Wolf Creek run through the township.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,123 people, 9,453 households, and 6,400 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 88.4% White, 6.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 2.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,453 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03. There was a total of 9,982 housing units in the township, of which 529 (5.3%) were vacant.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18 and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females there were 93.76 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.71 males.