Richfield Township, Henry County, Ohio
Township
Soybean field on SR 65[1]
Location of Richfield Township in Henry County
Coordinates: 41°18′20″N 83°55′36″W / 41.30556°N 83.92667°W / 41.30556; -83.92667
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Henry
Area
• Total	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2)
• Land	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	686 ft (209 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	635
• Density	17/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-66502[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086296[2]

Richfield Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 635.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Damascus Township - north
• Weston Township, Wood County - northeast corner
• Milton Township, Wood County - east
• Jackson Township, Wood County - southeast corner
• Bartlow Township - south
• Marion Township - southwest corner
• Monroe Township - west
• Harrison Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Richfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Grelton lies on its border with Monroe Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Richfield Townships are located in Lucas and Summit counties.

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,^[5] 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.