Spencer Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,071,[3] of whom 704 lived in the unincorporated portion.
Spencer Township, Guernsey County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
![]() A farmstead on State Route 146 west of Cumberland | |
![]() Location of Spencer Township in Guernsey County | |
Coordinates: 39°51′32″N 81°39′9″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Guernsey |
Area | |
• Total | 29.6 sq mi (76.6 km2) |
• Land | 29.5 sq mi (76.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,071 |
• Density | 36/sq mi (14.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-73986[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086190[1] |
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Cumberland is located in southern Spencer Township.
Spencer Township was organized in 1819.[4] Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Allen, Lucas, and Medina counties and formerly in Hamilton County.
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,[5] 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.
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County seat: Cambridge | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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