Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana

Richland Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°52′19″N 86°00′26″W / 40.87194°N 86.00722°WCoordinates: 40°52′19″N 86°00′26″W / 40.87194°N 86.00722°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Organized	6 November 1837
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	40.16 sq mi (104.0 km^2)
• Land	39.65 sq mi (102.7 km^2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1 km^2)  1.25%
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,179
• Density	29.7/sq mi (11.5/km^2)
ZIP codes	46926, 46970, 46974
GNIS feature ID	0453797

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.^[1]

History

Richland Township was organized in 1837.^[2] The township was so named on account of their fertile soil.^[3]

The Eikenberry Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[4]

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.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Chili at 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.860043°N 86.026381°W
• Pettysville at 40°52′53″N 85°58′54″W / 40.881432°N 85.981658°W

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

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.
2. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 276.
3. Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 143.
4. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Richland Township