Richfield Township is one of the nine

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of Summit County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 6,437 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: * Brecksville, Cuyahoga County - north * Boston Township - east * Bath Township - south * Granger Township, Medina County - southwest corner * Hinckley Township, Medina County - west * Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga County - northwest The village of Richfield is located in central Richfield Township.

Name

Statewide, other Richfield Townships are located in

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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

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. From 1974 to 1994, Richfield was the home to the

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. The Coliseum was home to the

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( WHA), Cleveland Force ( Major Indoor Soccer League) and

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). 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
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. Accessed April 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. *

External links

Township websiteCounty website
{{Authority control Townships in Summit County, Ohio