[3] Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Two villages are located in Richland Township: Beaverdam in the southwest, and part of Bluffton in the northeast.

It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.

[4] 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.

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.

Public meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 8pm unless otherwise posted per Ohio Revised Code Requirements for public notifications.