Ripley Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 1,116.
Ripley Township, Huron County, Ohio | |
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 1849 farmhouse on New State Road | |
 Location of Ripley Township in Huron County | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′35″N 82°34′19″W / 41.02639°N 82.57194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Huron |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.66 sq mi (66.45 km2) |
| • Land | 25.59 sq mi (66.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,116 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-67300[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086358[1] |
Geography
editLocated on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Fairfield Township - north
- Fitchville Township - northeast corner
- Greenwich Township - east
- Blooming Grove Township, Richland County - southeast
- Cass Township, Richland County - southwest
- New Haven Township - west
- Greenfield Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Ripley Township.
Name and history
editRipley Township was named for Rev. Hezekiah Ripley, a pioneer settler.[4]
Statewide, the only other Ripley Township is located in Holmes County.
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Ripley township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 262.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.