| Official Name: | Richland Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Richland Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Missaukee |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Greg Buning |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Brenda Boersma |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.51 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1489 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 41.9 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 398 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1306 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2097°N -85.2706°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49657 (McBain) 49601 (Cadillac) 49665 (Marion) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-113-68280[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626971 |
Richland Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,489 at the 2020 census.[2]
Richland Township is in the southwest corner of Missaukee County, bordered to the west by Wexford County and to the south by Osceola County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.58sqmi, of which 35.51sqmi are land and 0.07sqmi, or 0.20%, are water.[1] The Clam River, an east-flowing tributary of the Muskegon River, crosses the northeast corner of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,445 people, 486 households, and 393 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 558 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.69% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 486 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the township the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,833, and the median income for a family was $48,947. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $20,956 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,834. About 4.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.