Richland Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°29′23″N 85°21′46″W / 39.48972°N 85.36278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Rush |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.53 sq mi (73.9 km2) |
• Land | 28.52 sq mi (73.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 305 |
• Density | 11/sq mi (4.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 765 |
FIPS code | 18-64188 [2] |
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. [3]
Richland Township most likely was so named on account of their fertile soil. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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 [5] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.53 square miles (73.9 km2), of which 28.52 square miles (73.9 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.04%) is water. [6]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
...supposedly was named for the quality of the soil here.