Richland Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Richland Township
Township

Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 42°56′59″N 092°22′38″W / 42.94972°N 92.37722°W / 42.94972; -92.37722Coordinates: 42°56′59″N 092°22′38″W / 42.94972°N 92.37722°W / 42.94972; -92.37722
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Chickasaw
Area
  Total 36.05 sq mi (93.38 km2)
  Land 35.96 sq mi (93.14 km2)
  Water 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.26%
Elevation 1,060 ft (323 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 369
  Density 10.3/sq mi (4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0468600

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 369.

History

Richland Township was organized in 1856.[1]

Geography

Richland Township covers an area of 36.05 square miles (93.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Richland Township.

The streams of Etter Creek and Little Wapsipinicon River run through this township.

Notes

  1. Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 261.

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