Springfield Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Williams County

Williams County, Ohio

Williams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 37,642. Its county seat is Bryan and is named for David Williams, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,958 people in the township, 841 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Brady Township
  Brady Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Brady Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,822 people in the township, 1,032 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• German Township, Fulton County
  German Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  German Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,458 people in the township, 2,168 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Ridgeville Township, Henry County
  Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Ridgeville Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,132 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Adams Township, Defiance County
  Adams Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 999 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Tiffin Township, Defiance County
  Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Tiffin Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,705 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Washington Township, Defiance County
  Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,521 people in the township, 364 of whom lived in the village of Ney, and 1,157 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  
   - southwest corner
• Pulaski Township
  Pulaski Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Pulaski Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,628 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,021 people in the township, 1,969 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The most easterly part of the county, Springfield Township is the only county township with a border on any part of Henry County.

The village of Stryker

Stryker, Ohio

Stryker is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2000 census.-History:Stryker is the oldest settlement in Williams County...

 is located in northern Springfield Township.

Name and history

It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide

Springfield 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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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.