Richmond Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,000 people in the township.
Geography Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships: Pierpont Township - north Conneaut Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - east North Shenango Township, Pennsylvania - southeast Andover Township - south Cherry Valley Township - southwest corner Dorset Township - west Denmark Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Richmond Township.
Name and history Statewide, the only other Richmond Township is located in Huron County.
The township was first settled in 1806. Richmond Township was organized in 1828. In later years, it became a center for the Underground Railroad.Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
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, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. 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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Thomas Hitchcock and members David Ballentine and Allen Slater.
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External links County website