Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana

Richland Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°52′19″N 86°00′26″W / 40.87194°N 86.00722°W / 40.87194; -86.00722
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
Organized6 November 1837
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
40.16 sq mi (104.0 km2)
 • Land39.65 sq mi (102.7 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1 km2)  1.25%
Elevation
[1]
741 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,108
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46926, 46970, 46974
GNIS feature ID453797

Richland Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,108 (down from 1,179 at 2010[3]) and it contained 470 housing units.

History

Richland Township was organized in 1837.[4] The township was so named on account of their fertile soil.[5]

The Eikenberry Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[6]

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.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

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

References

  • "Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 276.
  5. ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 143.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.