Richland Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Township
Soybean fields north of Rushville
Location of Richland Township in Fairfield County
Coordinates: 39°47′22″N 82°26′9″W / 39.78944°N 82.43583°W / 39.78944; -82.43583
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Fairfield
Area
• Total	25.1 sq mi (65.1 km2)
• Land	24.7 sq mi (64.1 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	961 ft (293 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,307
• Density	92/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-66684[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086082[1]
Website	www.richlandtownship.net

Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,307.

Geography

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

• Thorn Township, Perry County - north
• Reading Township, Perry County - east
• Rush Creek Township - south
• Pleasant Township - west
• Walnut Township - northwest

Two villages are located in Richland Township: Rushville in the southeast, and West Rushville in the southwest.

Name and history

Richland Township was so named for the fertile soil within its borders.^[4] It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[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.