Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio


Spencer Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,882 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Spencer Township, although the unincorporated community of Frankfort lies in the township's west.

Name and history

Statewide, other Spencer Townships are located in Allen, Guernsey, and Medina counties.
Spencer Township was established in 1845.

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.