Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 81°26′11″W / 39.94083°N 81.43639°W / 39.94083; -81.43639
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Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-66698[3]
GNIS feature ID1086189[1]

Richland Township is one of the nineteen

2020 census
, the population was 2,066.

Geography

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

Two incorporated villages are located in Richland Township: part of

Leatherwood Creek flows through the northern part of the township.[4]

Name and history

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

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,[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

  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. ISBN 0-89933-233-1
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  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.

External links

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