| Official Name: | Richland Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fountain |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 51.94 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 51.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 842 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 220 |
| Elevation Ft: | 722 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2017°N -87.1447°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-64026 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453791 |
Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 842 and it contained 384 housing units.[1]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2] It contains two incorporated towns: Newtown, with a population of about 250, lies near the center of the township; Mellott, with about 200 people, is about south. Indiana State Road 341 passes through both towns;[3] Indiana State Road 55 intersects State Road 341 in Newtown.[4] The two unincorporated communities of Graham and Stephens Crossing both lie to the southwest of Newtown along the route of a former railroad which came out of Veedersburg and also passed through Mellott and continued east.
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Greenbay, Hodson, Newtown, Oak Ridge, Old Baptist, Quirk and Short.