Richland Township, Rush County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Richland Township
Township

Coordinates: 39°29′23″N 85°21′46″W / 39.48972°N 85.36278°W / 39.48972; -85.36278
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Rush
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	28.53 sq mi (73.9 km)
• Land	28.52 sq mi (73.9 km)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km)
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
• Total	305
• Density	11/sq mi (4.1/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-64188
GNIS feature ID	453799

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 305 and it contained 135 housing units.

Richland Township most likely was so named on account of their fertile soil.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	862	—
1900	767	−11.0%
1910	718	−6.4%
1920	695	−3.2%
1930	667	−4.0%
1940	572	−14.2%
1950	626	9.4%
1960	567	−9.4%
1970	516	−9.0%
1980	460	−10.9%
1990	397	−13.7%
2000	371	−6.5%
2010	337	−9.2%
2020	305	−9.5%
Source: US Decennial Census

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.53 square miles (73.9 km), of which 28.52 square miles (73.9 km) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km) (or 0.04%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

Richland at 39°29′51″N 85°23′42″W / 39.4975485°N 85.3949681°W / 39.4975485; -85.3949681

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...supposedly was named for the quality of the soil here.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
"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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Rush County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rushville
City	Rushville	Map of Indiana highlighting Rush County
Towns	Carthage Glenwood‡
Townships	Anderson Center Jackson Noble Orange Posey Richland Ripley Rushville Union Walker Washington
CDPs	Arlington Homer Manilla Mays Milroy
Other communities	Boyd Circleville Fairview‡ Falmouth‡ Farmers Farmington Gings Gowdy Henderson Henry Mauzy Moscow New Salem Occident Raleigh Richland Sexton Sulphur Spring Williamstown‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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