Richland Township, Benton County, Indiana

Richland Township
Township

Location of Richland Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 87°22′37″W / 40.68833°N 87.37694°WCoordinates: 40°41′18″N 87°22′37″W / 40.68833°N 87.37694°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized December 1868
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.92 sq mi (93.0 km2)
 • Land 35.89 sq mi (93.0 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation[1] 781 ft (238 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 542
 • Density 15.1/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-63990[2]
GNIS feature ID 453789

Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 542 and it contained 267 housing units.[3] Its name is a "reference to the rich land within its borders."[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.92 square miles (93.0 km2), of which 35.89 square miles (93.0 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[3]

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Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Dehner, Earl Park and Saint John.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.

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