Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township

Fields on Salem Road, just south of Leatherwood Creek

Location of Richland Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 81°26′11″W / 39.94083°N 81.43639°W / 39.94083; -81.43639Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 81°26′11″W / 39.94083°N 81.43639°W / 39.94083; -81.43639
Country United States
State Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
 • Total 29.1 sq mi (75.3 km2)
 • Land 28.0 sq mi (72.4 km2)
 • Water 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Elevation[1] 899 ft (274 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,033
 • Density 72.7/sq mi (28.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-66698[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086189[1]

Richland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,033 people in the township, 1,489 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  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 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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