Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio


Springfield Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 36,319 people in the township. Springfield Township is home to the largest private school in Ohio, the largest lake in Hamilton County, and the Cincinnati area's annual Greek Festival.

Geography

Springfield Township is suburban with abundant green space and parks, including most of the 2,500-acre Winton Woods County Park. The township also includes the largest lake in Hamilton County, the 188 surface-acre Winton Woods lake.
Springfield Township today consists of the core of the original township boundaries, although five non-contiguous "islands" exist due to annexations. The Township Master Plan divides the township into eleven neighborhoods which closely align with or subdivide the seven public school districts serving the township:
The following census-designated places are in the township:
The following municipalities have annexed into the original Springfield Township boundaries:
The Township borders ten municipalities, and Colerain township to the west:
It is one of eleven Springfield Townships statewide.

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.
The trustees elected in the year after the Presidential election are Mark Berning and Joe Honerlaw. The trustee elected in the year before the Presidential election is Gwen McFarlin. Dan Berning is the fiscal officer.

Education

Public elementary and secondary education is provided by seven school districts:
Only Finneytown school boundaries are solely within the boundaries of Springfield Township.
Private schools within the boundaries of Springfield Township include:
St. Xavier is the largest private school in Ohio