Richmond Township is one of the twenty-seven
townships of
Ashtabula 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. The
2020 census found 1,000 people in the township.
Geography
Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Pierpont Township - north
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Conneaut Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - east
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North Shenango Township, Pennsylvania - southeast
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Andover Township - south
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Cherry Valley Township - southwest corner
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Dorset Township - west
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Denmark Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Richmond Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Richmond Township is located in
Huron County.
The township was first settled in 1806. Richmond Township was organized in 1828. In later years, it became a center for the
Underground Railroad.
[Ashtabula County, Ohio](_blank)
Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Thomas Hitchcock and members David Ballentine and Allen Slater.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1828 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1828