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]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2] The stream of Taylor Creek runs through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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.
Richland Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Converse-Jackson Township Public Library in Converse.[3]