Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,526 people living in the township.
Richland Township, Clinton County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Community scene in Reesville | |
 Location of Richland Township in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′19″N 83°38′33″W / 39.48861°N 83.64250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Clinton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.8 sq mi (87.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.6 sq mi (87.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,047 ft (319 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,526 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-66642[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085883[1] |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,671 | — | |
| 2000 | 3,758 | 2.4% | |
| 2010 | 3,573 | −4.9% |
Geography edit
Located in the northeast corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jasper Township, Fayette County - northeast
- Concord Township, Fayette County - southeast
- Wayne Township - south
- Green Township - southwest
- Union Township - west
- Wilson Township - northwest
It is located in the northeast corner of the county. The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District and contains 21,210.72 acres (86 km2) of land.
The village of Sabina is located in eastern Richland Township, and the unincorporated communities of Reesville and Melvin are in the western part of the township.
Transportation edit
Major roads include the 3C Highway (aka State Route 3 and U.S. Route 22) and State Routes 729 and 72.
Name edit
It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[4]
History edit
Richland was one of the original three townships of Clinton County. It was erected by the County Commissioners on April 6, 1810[5] with the boundaries:
- all that part of Clinton County east of the old boundary line of Warren County shall be one township known by the name of Richland.
On August 10, 1813, the Commissioners defined the boundaries more precisely:
- Beginning at a large hickory at the corner of Green Township in the line of Union Township, thence running with the line of Green Township to the southerly corner of the county and at the corner of Fayette County, thence north with the county line to the northeast corner, then west with the county line to the original line of Warren County, then south with the said original line to the line of Union Township, then with the line of Union Township to the place of beginning.
The townships of Wilson, Wayne, and Green were created entirely from Richland Township. Parts of Union and Green were taken from it on August 21, 1813. On July 15, 1817, part was taken to create Liberty Township. In March 1837, Wayne Township was erected from it and Wilson in August 1850.
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,[6] 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 edit
- Clinton County Historical Society. Clinton County, Ohio, 1982. Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
- Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
- Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Richland township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 291.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.