| Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Springfield Township's location within Summit County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Summit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.0 sq mi (39.0 km2) |
| • Land | 14.7 sq mi (38.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,083 ft (330 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 15,168 |
| • Density | 1,031.2/sq mi (398.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-74130[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087017[1] |
Springfield Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,168 people in the township.[3]
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Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
Several municipalities are located in the original boundaries of Springfield Township:
It is about 14.7 square miles (38 km2) in size (Springfield Township, 2003-2004).
It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide.[4] It was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. It is named after the Connecticut River Valley city of Springfield, Massachusetts.
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. As of 2009, the trustees are Deborah Davis, Vincent J. Mealy, and Dean Young, and the fiscal officer is Bruce Killian.[5]
Springfield Local School District encompasses Springfield Township and the Village of Lakemore. Portage Lakes Career Center is the vocational school for Springfield. (Summit County Fiscal Officer, 2005) The school district has faced serious financial difficulty; at the current time, the district's student transportation is at state minimum, and the district is actively cutting staff. [6]
Springfield's original high school had been annexed by Akron in 1929, requiring construction of the older building of the current high school. The original building became part of Akron Public Schools, at first Ellet High School, and later Ritzman Elementary. That building was recently demolished, and a new school was built upon its site.
Katy Nichole Jenkins founded Springfield.
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