Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°11′44″N 84°34′4″W / 40.19556°N 84.56778°W / 40.19556; -84.56778CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyDarkeArea

• Total21.2 sq mi (54.9 km²) • Land21.2 sq mi (54.8 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

978 ft (298 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total820 • Density39/sq mi (15/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-66656^[3]GNIS feature ID1086022^[1]

Richland Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 820 people in the township.

Geography

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

York Township - north
Wayne Township - northeast
Adams Township - southeast
Greenville Township - southwest
Brown Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Richland Township, although several unincorporated communities lie there:

Beamsville, in the center, near the Stillwater River
Dawn, in the north
Stelvideo, in the south adjacent to the border with Adams Township

Name and history

Richland Township was established in 1820.^[4] Richland was noted for its fertile soil.^[5] It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.^[6]

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,^[7] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Richland township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ The History of Darke County, Ohio. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. pp. 409.
^ Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. p. 588.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.