Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Richland Township
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

---

mapsize =
map_caption = Location of Richland Township in Fountain County


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Fountain
government_footnotes =
government_type = Indiana township
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title =
established_date =

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 134.55
area_land_km2 = 134.55
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 51.95
area_land_sq_mi = 51.95
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 908
population_density_km2 = 6.75
population_density_sq_mi = 17.48

timezone =
utc_offset =
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 220
elevation_ft = 722
latd = 40
latm = 12
lats = 06
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 08
longs = 41
longEW = W

postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-64026GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453791 453791]
website =
footnotes =

Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 908.

Geography

Richland Township covers an area of 51.95 square miles.

Cities and towns

* Mellott
* Newtown

Unincorporated towns

* Graham
* Stephens Crossing(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Davis Township (north)
* Jackson Township, Tippecanoe County (northeast)
* Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County (east)
* Wayne Township, Montgomery County (southeast)
* Cain Township (south)
* Van Buren Township (southwest)
* Shawnee Township (west)
* Logan Township (northwest)

Major highways

* Indiana State Road 55
* Indiana State Road 341

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Greenbay, Hodson, Newtown, Oak Ridge, Old Baptist, Quirk and Short.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Fountain.htm Indiana Township Association page for Fountain County]