Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio

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Richland Township, Ohio
Location of Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio.
Location of Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio.
Coordinates: 40°52′34″N 83°55′46″W / 40.87611, -83.92944
Country United States
State Ohio
County Allen
Area
 - Total 42.0 sq mi (108.7 km²)
 - Land 41.9 sq mi (108.6 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation [1] 827 ft (252 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 6,090
 - Density 145.2/sq mi (56.1/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-66614[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085698[1]
Countryside in Richland Township
Countryside in Richland Township

Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,090 people in the township, 2,015 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Name and history

It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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