Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ridgeville Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Ridgeville Township in Henry County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Henry

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area_total_km2 = 61.2
area_land_km2 = 61.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 23.6
area_land_sq_mi = 23.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1132
population_density_km2 = 18.5
population_density_sq_mi = 47.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 224
elevation_ft = 735
latd = 41 |latm = 27 |lats = 19 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 17 |longs = 47 |longEW = W

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Ridgeville Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,132 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39069 Henry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*German Township, Fulton County - north
*Clinton Township, Fulton County - northeast corner
*Freedom Township - east
*Napoleon Township - southeast corner
*Adams Township, Defiance County - south
*Tiffin Township, Defiance County - southwest corner
*Springfield Township, Williams County - west

Ridgeville Township is the only exception to the county's rectangular shape. It is the only county township to border Williams County.

No municipalities are located in Ridgeville Township, although the unincorporated community of Ridgeville Corners lies in the township's east.

Name and history

It is the only Ridgeville Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.henrycountyohio.com County website]