Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°52′34″N 83°55′46″W / 40.87611°N 83.92944°W

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Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio
Township
Cornfields along Interstate 75
Location of Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio.
Coordinates: 40°52′34″N 83°55′46″W / 40.87611°N 83.92944°W / 40.87611; -83.92944
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Allen
Area
• Total	41.9 sq mi (108.6 km²)
• Land	41.7 sq mi (107.9 km²)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	827 ft (252 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,871
• Density	151/sq mi (58.3/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-66614^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085698^[1]

Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 5,871.^[3]

Geography

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Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Riley Township, Putnam County - north
Union Township, Hancock County - northeast
Orange Township, Hancock County - east
Liberty Township, Hardin County - southeast corner
Jackson Township - south
Bath Township - southwest corner
Monroe Township - west
Pleasant Township, Putnam County - northwest

Two villages are located in Richland Township: Beaverdam in the southwest, and part of Bluffton in the northeast.

Name and history

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

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,^[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. Public meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 8pm unless otherwise posted per Ohio Revised Code Requirements for public notifications.

References

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^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Richland township, Allen County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ "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.

External links

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Allen County website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Lima
Cities	Delphos‡ Lima	Map of Ohio highlighting Allen County
Villages	Beaverdam Bluffton‡ Cairo Elida Harrod Lafayette Spencerville
Townships	Amanda American Auglaize Bath Jackson Marion Monroe Perry Richland Shawnee Spencer Sugar Creek
CDPs	Fort Shawnee Gomer Westminster
Unincorporated communities	Allentown Conant Hume Kemp Landeck Maysville‡ Rockport Scotts Crossing South Warsaw Southworth West Newton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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