| Official Name: | Richland Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Richland Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kalamazoo |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 89.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8693 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 271 |
| Elevation Ft: | 889 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3711°N -85.4703°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 49083 |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-077-68260[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626970 |
Richland Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,693 at the 2020 census, up from 7,580 at the 2010 census.[2]
The village of Richland is located within the township. Richland Township was organized in 1832.
The township is in northern Kalamazoo County and is bordered to the north by Barry County. It is 8miles northeast of Kalamazoo, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.7sqkm, of which 89.2sqkm are land and 4.5sqkm, or 4.84%, are water.[2] South Gull Lake is a large water body that is partly in the northeast corner of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,491 people, 2,394 households, and 1,898 families residing in the township. The population density was 186.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,635 housing units at an average density of 75.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 93.42% White, 3.34% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
There were 2,394 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,432, and the median income for a family was $62,838. Males had a median income of $45,989 versus $31,173 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,613. About 3.5% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.