| 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: | Whitley |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.19 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.38 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1786 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 47.4 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 269 |
| Elevation Ft: | 883 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1569°N -85.6153°W |
| Area Code: | 260 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 453801 |
Richland Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,786 (up from 1,758 at the 2010 census[3]) and it contained 702 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.62%) is land and (or 0.38%) is water.[3] Lakes in this township include Black Lake, Compton Lake, Ice House Lake, Larwill Lake, Little Wilson Lake, Menzie Lake, Souder Lake and Wilson Lake. The streams of Betzner Branch, Ford Branch, Jones Branch, Kaler Branch and King Branch run through this township.
The township contains two cemeteries: Lakeview and Richland Center.
Richland Township residents may obtain a free library card from the South Whitley Community Public Library.[4]