Richfield Township is one of the nine
townships
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of
Summit County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 5,424 people in the township, 2,138 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
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Brecksville, Cuyahoga County - north
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Boston Township - east
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Bath Township - south
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Granger Township, Medina County - southwest corner
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Hinckley Township, Medina County - west
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Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga County - northwest
The village of
Richfield is located in central Richfield Township.
Name
Statewide, other Richfield Townships are located in
Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
and
Lucas counties. It was given the name Richfield due to the large amount of "Oxbalm" or "rich feed" available to feed cattle.
History
It was formed in survey Town 4, Range 12 in the
Connecticut Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Colony of Connecticut and later by the state of Connecticut in what is now mostly the northeastern region of Ohio. The Reserve had been granted to the Colony under the terms o ...
.
From 1974 to 1994, Richfield was the home to the
Coliseum at Richfield. The Coliseum was home to the
Cleveland Cavaliers (
NBA),
Cleveland Barons (
NHL),
Cleveland Crusaders
The Cleveland Crusaders were a professional ice hockey team from Cleveland. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1976. Their home ice was the Cleveland Arena from 1972 to 1974, and the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1976.
T ...
(
WHA),
Cleveland Force (
Major Indoor Soccer League) and
Cleveland Thunderbolts (
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...
). The Coliseum was demolished in 1999.
Counties
Richfield Township's land has been in the following counties:
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
* Author unknown, (1999-2005)
County Formation Maps
. Retrieved May 2, 2005.
* Extension Data Center, Dept of HCRD, The Ohio State University
Ohio County Profiles
Retrieved May 7, 2005.
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External links
Township websiteCounty website
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