Richmond Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Richmond Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Ashtabula County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 66.1
area_land_km2 = 65.3
area_water_km2 = 0.8
area_total_sq_mi = 25.5
area_land_sq_mi = 25.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 937
population_density_km2 = 14.3
population_density_sq_mi = 37.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 311
elevation_ft = 1020
latd = 41 |latm = 40 |lats = 27 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 33 |longs = 43 |longEW = W

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Richmond Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 937 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39007 Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Pierpont Township - north
*Conneaut Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - east
*North Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - southeast
*Andover Township - south
*Cherry Valley Township - southwest corner
*Dorset Township - west
*Denmark Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Richmond Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Richmond Township is located in Huron County.

The township was first settled in 1806. In later years, it became a center for the Underground Railroad. [ [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2211 Ashtabula County, Ohio] Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.]

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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Thomas Hitchcok and members Marilyn Malz and Allen Slater. [ [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2211 Ashtabula County, Ohio] Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.]

References

External links

* [http://www.co.ashtabula.oh.us County website]