Rich Hill Township is one of the twenty-five
townships
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of
Muskingum County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 489 people in the township.
Geography
Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Union Township - north
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Westland Township, Guernsey County - northeast
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Spencer Township, Guernsey County - east
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Brookfield Township, Noble County - southeast corner
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Meigs Township - south
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Blue Rock Township - southwest corner
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Salt Creek Township - west
No municipalities are located in Rich Hill Township.
Name and history
Rich Hill Township was established in 1815. It is the only Rich Hill 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Muskingum County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio