THE SPRINGFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau setting.
Springfield township has 30.4 square miles of land in Ross County. Its Census reference point is in Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Springfield and Ross County
Springfield is associated with Ross County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Springfield by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Springfield, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points higher than the 0.6% recorded for Ross County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Springfield township has 2.9 times the land area of nearby Chillicothe city (10.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

