Richland Township, Vinton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Richland Township, Vinton County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vinton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:112.0
Area Land Km2:112.0
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:43.3
Area Land Sq Mi:43.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1620
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:270
Elevation Ft:886
Coordinates:39.2447°N -82.6067°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-66768[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087107

Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,620 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

north

east

southeast

south

southwest

west

northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Richland Township.

Name and history

Richland Township was organized in about 1824.[4]

It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[5]

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 fiscal officer,[6] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richland township, Vinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 7 September 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Book: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio . Inter-State Publishing Co. . 1883 . 1337.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24