Country United States County Holmes FIPS code 39-66712 Elevation 337 m Local time Wednesday 8:25 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086336 Area 96.8 km² Population 1,165 (2000) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Richland Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,165 people in the township, 882 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Richland Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Glenmont is located in northern Richland Township.
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.