| Official Name: | Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Summit |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 66.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.5 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 6437 |
| Population Density Km2: | 97.4 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 252.4 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 351 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1152 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2336°N -81.6322°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44286 |
| Area Code: | 330 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-66544[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1087014 |
| Website: | Richfield Township |
Richfield Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,437 people in the township.
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
The village of Richfield is located in central Richfield Township.
Statewide, other Richfield Townships are located in Henry and Lucas counties. It was given the name Richfield due to the large amount of "Oxbalm" or "rich feed" available to feed cattle.
It was formed in survey Town 4, Range 12 in the Connecticut Western Reserve.
From 1974 to 1994, Richfield was the home to the Coliseum at Richfield. The Coliseum was home to the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA), Cleveland Barons (NHL), Cleveland Crusaders (WHA), Cleveland Force (Major Indoor Soccer League) and Cleveland Thunderbolts (Arena Football League). The Coliseum was demolished in 1999.
Richfield Township's land has been in the following counties:
| Year | County | |
|---|---|---|
| 1796 | Wayne | |
| 1800 | Trumbull | |
| 1808 | Portage | |
| 1811 | No county | |
| 1812 | Medina | |
| 1840 | Summit |
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,[4] 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.