Official Name: | Richland Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miami |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Established Title: | Organized |
Established Date: | 6 November 1837 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 40.16 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 39.65 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.5 |
Area Water Percent: | 1.25 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1108 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 226 |
Elevation Ft: | 741 |
Coordinates: | 40.8719°N -86.0072°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 46926, 46970, 46974 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453797 |
Richland Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,108 (down from 1,179 at 2010[3]) and it contained 470 housing units.
Richland Township was organized in 1837.[4] The township was so named on account of their fertile soil.[5]
The Eikenberry Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.73%) is land and (or 1.25%) is water.[3]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Finley, Macedonia, Musselman and Yike.