Richland Township, Logan County, Ohio
Richland Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
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 Richland Township is generally a flat area of farm fields. | |
 Location of Richland Township in Ohio | |
 Location of Richland Township in Logan County | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′53″N 83°47′57″W / 40.49806°N 83.79917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.8 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
| • Land | 29.0 sq mi (75.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,645 |
| • Density | 89/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-66740[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086492[2] |
Richland Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,645.
Geography
[edit]Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- McDonald Township, Hardin County - north
- Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County - northeast
- Rushcreek Township - east
- McArthur Township - south
- Washington Township - southwest
- Stokes Township - west
- Roundhead Township, Hardin County - northwest
The village of Belle Center is located in northern Richland Township, and the unincorporated community 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
[edit]Richland Township was organized in 1844.[5] It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[6]
Government
[edit]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
[edit]Important highways in Richland Township include State Routes 117, 235, 273, 366, 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 design. The bridge's length is 94 feet (29 m).[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Richland township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 247.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ ODOT 4633431 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
- ^ "Logan Covered Bridges". Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ http://www2.dot.state.oh.us/se/coveredbridges/truss_types.htm#Howe Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine (H)
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