| Official Name: | Richland Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Richland Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montcalm |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2646 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 74.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 255 |
| Elevation Ft: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4044°N -84.92°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 48891 (Vestaburg) 48877 (Riverdale) 48829 (Edmore) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-117-68300[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626972 |
Richland Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 2,778 in 2010.
The township is in the northeast corner of Montcalm County, bordered to the north by Isabella County and to the east by Gratiot County. State highway M-46 crosses the township, leading west to Edmore and east to St. Louis. Stanton, the Montcalm county seat, is to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Richland Township has a total area of, of which are land and 0.6sqmi, or 1.56%, are water.[1] The township is drained by the Pine River, which winds across the center of the township and ultimately flows east to the Chippewa River, part of the Saginaw River watershed leading to Lake Huron.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,868 people, 1,052 households, and 792 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,245 housing units at an average density of 34.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.15% White, 0.24% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.
There were 1,052 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% 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 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,847, and the median income for a family was $38,913. Males had a median income of $30,028 versus $20,871 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,889. About 6.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.