Spencer Township is one of the seventeen 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 Medina County, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,429 people in the township, 1,682 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Penfield Township, Lorain County
  Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Penfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,690 people in the township.-Geography:Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*LaGrange Township - north...
  
   - north
• Litchfield Township
  Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Litchfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,250 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Chatham Township
  Chatham Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Chatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Litchfield Township - north...
  
   - east
• Harrisville Township
  Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Harrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,914 people in the township, 1,853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Homer Township
  Homer Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Homer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Spencer Township - north...
  
   - south
• Sullivan Township, Ashland County
  Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Sullivan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,076 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Huntington Township, Lorain County
  Huntington Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Huntington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,282 people in the township.-Geography:Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*Wellington Township - north...
  
   - west
• Wellington Township, Lorain County
  Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Wellington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,904 people in the township, 1,393 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Spencer

Spencer, Ohio

Spencer is a village in Spencer Township located in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 747 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Spencer is located at ....

 is located in central Spencer Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Allen

Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio

Spencer Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,106 people in the township, 871 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Guernsey

Spencer Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Spencer Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,058 people in the township, 656 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, and Lucas

Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio

Spencer Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,708 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Richfield Township - north...

Counties.

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.