Richfield Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,437 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: Brecksville, Cuyahoga County - north Boston Township - east Bath Township - south Granger Township, Medina County - southwest corner Hinckley Township, Medina County - west Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga County - northwest
The village of Richfield is located in central Richfield Township.
Name Statewide, other Richfield Townships are located in Henry and Lucas counties. It was given the name Richfield due to the large amount of "Oxbalm" or "rich feed" available to feed cattle.
History It was formed in survey Town 4, Range 12 in the Connecticut Western Reserve.
From 1974 to 1994, Richfield was the home to the Richfield Coliseum. The Coliseum was home to the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA), Cleveland Barons (NHL), Cleveland Crusaders (WHA), Cleveland Force (Major Indoor Soccer League) and Cleveland Thunderbolts (Arena Football League). The Coliseum was demolished in 1999.
Counties Richfield Township's land has been in the following counties:
Year County 1796 Wayne 1800 Trumbull 1808 Portage 1811 No county 1812 Medina 1840 Summit
Demographics 2020 census +Richfield Township racial composition Race Number Percentage White (NH) 5,750 89.3% Black or African American (NH) 113 1.76% Native American (NH) 3 0.05% Asian (NH) 181 2.81% Pacific Islander (NH) 0 0% Other/mixed 297 4.61% Hispanic or Latino 93 1.44%
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009. 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
Author unknown, (1999-2005). County Formation Maps . Retrieved May 2, 2005. Extension Data Center, Dept of HCRD, The Ohio State University Ohio County Profiles. Retrieved May 7, 2005.
External links Township website County website