Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana

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Richland Township
Township
Map highlighting Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana.svg
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°52′19″N86°00′26″W / 40.87194°N 86.00722°W / 40.87194; -86.00722 Coordinates: 40°52′19″N86°00′26″W / 40.87194°N 86.00722°W / 40.87194; -86.00722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Miami
Organized6 November 1837
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total40.16 sq mi (104.0 km2)
 • Land39.65 sq mi (102.7 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1 km2)  1.25%
Elevation
[1]
741 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,179
 • Density29.7/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

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]

Contents

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

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp.  276.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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