Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Richland 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 = Defiance

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area_total_km2 = 92.6
area_land_km2 = 90.5
area_water_km2 = 2.1
area_total_sq_mi = 35.7
area_land_sq_mi = 34.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.8

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2941
population_density_km2 = 32.5
population_density_sq_mi = 84.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 221
elevation_ft = 725
latd = 41 |latm = 17 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 17 |longs = 59 |longEW = W

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Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,941 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the city of Defiance, and 1,974 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39039 Defiance County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Adams Township - north
*Napoleon Township, Henry County - northeast corner
*Flatrock Township, Henry County - east
*Pleasant Township, Henry County - southeast corner
*Highland Township - south
*Defiance Township - southwest
*Noble Township - west
*Tiffin Township - northwest

A small part of the county seat of Defiance is located in western Richland Township.

Name and history

It is one of twelve Richland Townships 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.

Transportation

U.S. Route 24 travels from northeast to southwest through the northern half of Richland Township. Other major roads in the township include: [DeLorme. "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]
*State Route 18, which travels from southeast to west through the southern half of the township
*State Route 281, which travels from east to west through the center of the township, and is concurrent with State Route 18 for a short time
*State Route 424, which travels along the north bank of the Maumee River through the center of the township

References

External links

* [http://www.defiance-county.com County website]