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Ripley Township, Huron County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°1′35″N 82°34′19″W / 41.02639°N 82.57194°W / 41.02639; -82.57194CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHuronArea

• Total25.66 sq mi (66.45 km²) • Land25.59 sq mi (66.27 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,053 ft (321 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,116 • Density43/sq mi (17/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-67300^[3]GNIS feature ID1086358^[1]

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.

Geography

Located 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

Ripley Township was named for Rev. Hezekiah Ripley, a pioneer settler.^[4]

Statewide, the only other Ripley Township is located in Holmes County.

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.

References

^ ^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.