Troy Township, Richland County, Ohio

Troy Township, Richland County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Troy Township, Richland County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Troy Township in Richland County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Richland

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area_total_km2 = 60.9
area_land_km2 = 57.8
area_water_km2 = 3.0
area_total_sq_mi = 23.5
area_land_sq_mi = 22.3
area_water_sq_mi = 1.2

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 6449
population_density_km2 = 111.5
population_density_sq_mi = 288.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 360
elevation_ft = 1181
latd = 40 |latm = 40 |lats = 58 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 36 |longs = 1 |longEW = W

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Troy Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 6,449 people in the township, 2,403 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39139 Richland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Springfield Township - north
*Madison Township - northeast corner
*Washington Township - east
*Jefferson Township - southeast corner
*Perry Township - south
*Perry Township, Morrow County - southwest corner
*Troy Township, Morrow County - southwest
*North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - west corner
*Sandusky Township - northwest

The village of Lexington is located in eastern Troy Township.

Name and history

It is one of seven Troy Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Law enforcement in Troy Township is carried out by the Richland County Sheriff's Office, while fire protection and emergency medical services are the responsibility of the Troy Township Fire Department.

References

External links

* [http://www.richlandcountyoh.us County website]


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