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词条 Richland Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,195,[3] of whom 1,759 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

  • Thorn Township, Perry County - north
  • Reading Township, Perry County - east
  • Rush Creek Township - south
  • Pleasant Township - west
  • Walnut Township - northwest

Two villages are located in Richland Township: Rushville in the southeast, and West Rushville in the southwest.

Name and history

Richland Township was so named for the fertile soil within its borders.[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.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov |archivedate=September 11, 2013 }}
3. ^{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3904566684| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Richland township, Fairfield County, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=June 30, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoffairfie00mill#page/180/mode/2up | title=History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens | publisher=Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co | author=Miller, Charles Christian | year=1912 | pages=181}}
5. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
6. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • Richland Township official website
  • County website
{{Fairfield County, Ohio}}

1 : Townships in Fairfield County, Ohio

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