Richland Township, Marion County, Ohio

Richland Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,784 people in the township.

Richland Township, Marion County, Ohio
Township
Fields on the township's southern border
Location of Richland Township in Marion County
Coordinates: 40°31′32″N 83°1′11″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Marion
Area
• Total	30.7 sq mi (79.5 km2)
• Land	30.7 sq mi (79.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	974 ft (297 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,784
• Density	58/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-66754[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086584[1]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Claridon Township - north
• Canaan Township, Morrow County - northeast corner
• Cardington Township, Morrow County - east
• Westfield Township, Morrow County - southeast
• Waldo Township - southwest
• Pleasant Township - west
• Marion Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Richland Township.

Name and history

It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.