Richland Township, Wyandot County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°51′42″N 83°28′28″W / 40.86167°N 83.47444°W / 40.86167; -83.47444
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Richland Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-66782[3]
GNIS feature ID1087210[1]

Richland Township is one of the thirteen

2020 census found 846 people in the township, 328 of whom lived in the village of Wharton
.

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Richland Township: Wharton in the center, and part of Forest in the southwest along the border with Hardin County.

Name and history

It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[4]

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,[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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Richland township, Wyandot County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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