Richfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Richfield Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lucas

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area_total_km2 = 58.5
area_land_km2 = 58.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 22.6
area_land_sq_mi = 22.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1573
population_density_km2 = 26.9
population_density_sq_mi = 69.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 211
elevation_ft = 692
latd = 41 |latm = 41 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 48 |longs = 59 |longEW = W

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Richfield Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,573 people in the township, 1,308 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39095 Lucas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Riga Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - north
*Sylvania Township - east
*Spencer Township - south
*Fulton Township, Fulton County - southwest corner
*Amboy Township, Fulton County - west
*Ogden Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northwest corner

The village of Berkey lies in northwestern Richfield Township.

Name

Statewide, other Richfield Townships are located in Henry and Summit Counties.

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.co.lucas.oh.us County website]