Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana
Richland Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 480 housing units.[2]
Richland Township | |
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Location in Miami County | |
Coordinates: 40°52′19″N 86°00′26″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Organized | 6 November 1837 |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 40.16 sq mi (104.0 km2) |
• Land | 39.65 sq mi (102.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) 1.25% |
Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,179 |
• Density | 29.7/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 46926, 46970, 46974 |
GNIS feature ID | 453797 |
History
Richland Township was organized in 1837.[3] The township was so named on account of their fertile soil.[4]
The Eikenberry Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.16 square miles (104.0 km2), of which 39.65 square miles (102.7 km2) (or 98.73%) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.25%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
Extinct towns
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Finley, Macedonia, Musselman and Yike.
Airports and landing strips
- Rush Strip Airport
School districts
- North Miami Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 18
References
- "Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 276.
- Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 143.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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