Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
Fields on Salem Road, just south of Leatherwood Creek
Fields on Salem Road, just south of Leatherwood Creek
Location of Richland Township in Guernsey County
Location of Richland Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 81°26′11″W / 39.94083°N 81.43639°W / 39.94083; -81.43639
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyGuernsey
Area
 • Total
29.0 sq mi (75.2 km2)
 • Land28.0 sq mi (72.4 km2)
 • Water1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Elevation
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899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
2,066
 • Density71/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-66698[3]
GNIS feature ID1086189[1]

Richland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,066.

Geography

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Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two incorporated villages are located in Richland Township: part of Lore City in the north, and Senecaville in the south. Leatherwood Creek flows through the northern part of the township.[4]

Name and history

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Richland Township was established in 1810.[5] It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[6]

Government

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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,[7] 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

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  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Richland township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1991. pp. 71, 72. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
  5. ^ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 306.
  6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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