Richland Township, Benton County, Indiana
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| Richland Township | |
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| — Township — | |
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| 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 | 35.97 sq mi (93.15 km2) |
| • Land | 35.94 sq mi (93.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 709 |
| • Density | 19.73/sq mi (7.62/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 2000 census, its population was 709. Its name is a "reference to the rich land within its borders."[3]
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[edit] Geography
Richland Township covers an area of 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2); 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (0.08 percent) of this is water.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Center (southeast)
- Parish Grove (southwest)
- Union (east)
- York (west)
- Grant Township, Newton County (northeast)
- Jefferson Township, Newton County (northwest)
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[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Dehner, Earl Park and Saint John.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc.. p. 21.
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