Richland Township is one of the sixteen
townships
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of
Belmont County
Belmont County is a county located in the eastern end of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 66,497. Its county seat is St. Clairsville, while its largest city is Martins Ferry. The county was crea ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 14,681 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Wheeling Township - north
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Colerain Township - northeast
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Pease Township - east, north of Pultney Township
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Pultney Township - east, south of Pease Township
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Mead Township - southeast
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Smith Township - south
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Goshen Township - southwest
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Union Township - west
The city of
St. Clairsville is located in central Richland Township, and two
unincorporated communities are located in the township:
Bannock in the northwest, and
Glencoe in the south.
Name and history
Richland Township was established in 1802. The name Richland is descriptive and refers to the fertility of their soil as well as the wealth of coal and limestone within the township's borders.
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,
§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 Belmont County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1802 establishments in the Northwest Territory