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: | Jay |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 27.26 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.23 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.11 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4005 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 291 |
Elevation Ft: | 955 |
Coordinates: | 40.3433°N -85.1767°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453795 |
Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,005 (down from 4,518 at 2010[2]) and it contained 1,948 housing units.
Richland Township was organized in 1838.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[2] The streams of Boot Run, Redkey Run and Thong Run run through this township.
The township contains one cemetery, Hillcrest.