Richland Township (Belmont County, Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Belmont County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 4 ′ N , 80 ° 54 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,571 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 89.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 152.2 km 2 (approx. 59 mi 2 ) of which 152.0 km 2 (approx. 59 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 362 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 740 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-66626 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1085783 | ||
 Belmont County's townships |
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Richland Township is one of 16 townships of Belmont County in the US state of Ohio . According to the census in 2000, 13,571 inhabitants were registered here.
geography
Richland Township is located in the northeastern part of Belmont County in east Ohio, is about 6 miles to the east from the Ohio River , which separates Ohio from West Virginia at this point , and is bordered clockwise by the townships: Wheeling Township , Colerain Township , Pease Township , Pultney Township , Mead Township , Smith Township , Goshen Township, and Union Township .
administration
The township is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of three elected members. Two people are elected in the year after the presidential election and one in the year before. The term of office usually lasts four years and begins on January 1st. There is also a township clerk (secretary), who is also elected for a four-year term in the year before the presidential election. His term of office begins on April 1st.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures at Factfinder.census.gov ( Memento from February 12, 2020 in the web archive archive.today )
