West Springfield, Pennsylvania
| Springfield Township | |
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| Township | |
Lake Erie bluffs as seen from the David M. Roderick Wildlife Reserve
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 Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.6 sq mi (97.5 km2) |
| • Land | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,425 |
| • Density | 92/sq mi (35.4/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Springfield Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,425 at the 2010 census.
Springfield Township is at the western end of Erie County, bordered to the north by Lake Erie, to the east by Girard Township, to the south by Conneaut Township, and to the west by the city of Conneaut, Ohio.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.5 km2), of which 37.4 square miles (96.8 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 0.74%, is water.
Springfield's early history and development was tied to the construction of New York's Erie Canal in the early 19th century and the commerce that resulted from it. A notable example of its past is passage through Springfield for work related to the canal of James Hutchinson Woodworth, a former farmer and teacher from Onondaga County, New York, who was making his way west to Chicago, where he finally settled and eventually become mayor. William Blakely Holliday had a major impact on how the township was formed. He purchased land from the Native Americans in 1806 A.D. and eventually owned most of the eastern and northern parts of the township. The Holliday family still resides in North Springfield today.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,378 people, 1,253 households, and 943 families residing in the township. The population density was 89.6 people per square mile (34.6/km²). There were 1,462 housing units at an average density of 38.8/sq mi (15.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.87% White, 0.62% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
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