Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana

Richland Township
Township
Location in Jay County
Coordinates: 40°20′36″N 85°10′36″W / 40.34333°N 85.17667°WCoordinates: 40°20′36″N 85°10′36″W / 40.34333°N 85.17667°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jay
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	27.26 sq mi (70.6 km^2)
• Land	27.23 sq mi (70.5 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.11%
Elevation	955 ft (291 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,518
• Density	165.9/sq mi (64.1/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0453795

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,518 and it contained 2,130 housing units.^[1]

History

Richland Township was organized in 1838.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.26 square miles (70.6 km²), of which 27.23 square miles (70.5 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[1] The streams of Boot Run, Redkey Run and Thong Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Dunkirk (vast majority)
• Redkey

Adjacent townships

• Knox Township (north)
• Greene Township (northeast)
• Jefferson Township (east)
• Green Township, Randolph County (south)
• Delaware Township, Delaware County (southwest)
• Niles Township, Delaware County (west)
• Jackson Township, Blackford County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Hillcrest.

Major highways

• SR 1
• SR 67
• SR 167

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

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. Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 107.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana