Country United States County Allen FIPS code 39-66614 Elevation 252 m Local time Wednesday 8:22 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085698 Population 6,289 (2010) University Bluffton University | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 26 km/h, 52% Humidity Area 108.5 km² (108 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 6,289.
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Map of Richland Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Richland Township: Beaverdam in the southwest, and part of Bluffton in the northeast.
Name and history
It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.
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, 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.