Sprigg Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2020 census.[3]
Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio | |
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 Fields and woods on the hills of Sprigg Township | |
 Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′13″N 83°39′8″W / 38.70361°N 83.65222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Adams |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.5 sq mi (115.2 km2) |
| • Land | 44.4 sq mi (114.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,744 |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-74069[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085685[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Liberty Township - north
- Monroe Township - northeast
- Manchester Township - east
- Huntington Township, Brown County - west
Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south: Lewis County to the southeast, and Mason County to the southwest.
A small corner of the village of Manchester is located in eastern Sprigg Township along the Ohio River, and the unincorporated community of Bentonville lies in the township's north.
Name and history
editSprigg Township was organized in 1866. It is named for William Sprigg.[4]
It is the only Sprigg Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Sprigg township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp. 461.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.