User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio
| Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Great Western Schoolhouse, built 1870 | |
 Location of Richland Township in Belmont County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Belmont |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 58.8 平方英里（152.2 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 58.3 平方英里（151.0 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.5 平方英里（1.2 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,188 英尺（362 公尺） |
| 人口（2010） | |
| • 總計 | 14,973人 |
| • 密度 | 257人/平方英里（99.2人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-66628[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1085783[1] |
| 網站 | http://www.richlandtwp.us |
Richland Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2010 census found 14,973 people in the township,[3] 9,789 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
地理[编辑]
Located in the central part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Wheeling Township - 北
- Colerain Township - 北east
- Pease Township - 东, north of Pultney Township
- Pultney Township - 东, south of Pease Township
- Mead Township - 东南
- Smith Township - 南
- Goshen Township - 南west
- Union Township - 西
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[编辑]
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.[4]
It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[5]
政府[编辑]
镇区有3人组成的理事会管理。理事会理事选举在奇数年11月举行，并在来年1月1日开始四年任期。两名理事的选举在总统选举后一年举行，另一名的选举在总统选举前一年举行。镇区财务官亦由选举产生[6]，与一名镇区理事选举同时举行，不过在来年4月1日才开始四年任期。若财务官或理事职位有空缺，将由剩余理事填补。
参考资料[编辑]
- ^ 1.0 1.1 US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25 [2008-01-31].
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. [2008-01-31].
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Richland township, Belmont County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. [February 18, 2014].
- ^ McKelvey, A. T. Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. 1903: 238.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.