Radnor Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Delaware County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 1,570.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Prospect Township, Marion County - north
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Waldo Township, Marion County - northeast corner
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Marlboro Township - northeast, south of Waldo Township
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Troy Township - east
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Delaware Township - southeast
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Scioto Township - southwest
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Thompson Township - west
No municipalities are located in Radnor Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Radnor lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
The name Radnor is derived from
Radnorshire
Radnorshire () was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974, later becoming a Districts of Wales, district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It covered a sparsely populat ...
, Wales, the native land of a first settler. It is the only Radnor Township 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.
Public services
Emergency medical services in Radnor Township are provided by the Delaware County EMS.
Delaware County EMS
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References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Delaware County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
Welsh-American culture in Ohio