Richland Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,784 people in the township.
Richland Township, Marion County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Fields on the township's southern border | |
 Location of Richland Township in Marion County | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′32″N 83°1′11″W / 40.52556°N 83.01972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.7 sq mi (79.5 km2) |
| • Land | 30.7 sq mi (79.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,784 |
| • Density | 58/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-66754[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086584[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Claridon Township - north
- Canaan Township, Morrow County - northeast corner
- Cardington Township, Morrow County - east
- Westfield Township, Morrow County - southeast
- Waldo Township - southwest
- Pleasant Township - west
- Marion Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Richland Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
- ^ "Richland township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.