Richland Township, Madison County, Indiana

Richland Township
—  Township  —
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°10′31″N 85°37′22″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	27.78 sq mi (71.94 km2)
• Land	27.6 sq mi (71.49 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)  0.63%
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	5,173
• Density	187.4/sq mi (72.4/km2)
ZIP codes	46001, 46012
GNIS feature ID	0453796

Richland Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,173.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Richland Township covers an area of 27.78 square miles (71.9 km²); of this, 27.6 square miles (71 km²) (99.37 percent) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (0.63 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Anderson (northeast edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Moonville at 40.1939309°N 85.6013635°W / 40.1939309; -85.6013635

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Funk, Heagy, Holson, Moonville, Nelson and Wesley Chapel.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 9

School districts

• Anderson Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 35
• State House District 36
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Richland Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453796. Retrieved 2009-10-08. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

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