Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio

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Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
Township
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Wheat harvest in Richmond Township
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Location of Richmond Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Willard (yellow)
Coordinates: 41°2′19″N82°46′24″W / 41.03861°N 82.77333°W / 41.03861; -82.77333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Huron
Area
 • Total25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2)
 • Land25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total985
 • Density38/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-66810 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086356 [1]

Richmond Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 985.

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Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Richmond Township includes almost all of the county's border with Crawford County.

The city of Willard borders the northeastern side of Richmond Township, and the unincorporated community of Celeryville lies on the township's northeastern border with New Haven Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Richmond Township is located in Ashtabula County.

Richmond Township was organized in 1836. [4]

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, [5] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Richmond township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 260.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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