Richland Township, Grant County, Indiana Explained

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:Grant
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:23.75
Area Land Sq Mi:23.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:887
Population Density Sq Mi:40.7
Elevation M:253
Elevation Ft:830
Coordinates:40.6025°N -85.8189°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453793

Richland Township is one of 13 townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 966 and it contained 431 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2] The stream of Taylor Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries, one active, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It also contains the Pence and the Drook cemeteries, both on private land. William Robert Taylor for whom Taylor Creek in named, is likely buried in the Drook Cemetery. His wife Mary was the first burial in the Pence cemetery.

Major highways

Education

Richland Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse.[3]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Richland Township, Grant County, Indiana . . March 26, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201244/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18053 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Web site: Library card fees . Converse-Jackson Township Public Library . 10 March 2018.

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