Richland Township is one of the seventeen
townships
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of
Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County ...
,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 2,645.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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McDonald Township, Hardin County - north
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Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County - northeast
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Rushcreek Township - east
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McArthur Township - south
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Washington Township - southwest
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Stokes Township - west
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Roundhead Township, Hardin County - northwest
The village of
Belle Center is located in northern Richland Township, and the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Northwood lies in the township's southeast, along the border with McArthur Township.
The eastern part of
Indian Lake is located in western Richland Township.
Name and history
Richland Township was organized in 1844. It is one of twelve
Richland Townships 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.
Transportation
Important highways in Richland Township include State Routes
117,
235
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Year 235 ( CCXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Quintianus (or, less frequently, year 988 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 2 ...
,
273,
366
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Year 366 ( CCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gratianus and Dagalaifus (or, less frequently, year 1119 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominat ...
, and
368.
The township is the location of the Bickham Covered Bridge, which carries County Road 38 over the South Fork of the
Miami River. Built in 1877 and refurbished in 1959, it employs the
Howe truss
A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression. The Howe truss was invented by William Howe in 1840, and was widely used as a brid ...
design. The bridge's length is .
[http://www2.dot.state.oh.us/se/coveredbridges/truss_types.htm#Howe (H)]
References
External links
County websiteCounty and township map of Ohio
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Townships in Logan County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1844 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1844