Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana

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official_name = Richland Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Greene
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 111.77
area_land_km2 = 110.64
area_water_km2 = 1.12
area_total_sq_mi = 43.15
area_land_sq_mi = 42.72
area_water_sq_mi = 0.43
area_water_percent = 1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5008
population_density_km2 = 45.3
population_density_sq_mi = 117.2

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elevation_m = 152
elevation_ft = 499
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longd = 86
longm = 54
longs = 01
longEW = W

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Richland Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,008.

Geography

Richland Township covers an area of 43.15 square miles (111.77 square kilometers); of this, 0.43 square miles (1.12 square kilometers) or 1 percent is water. The streams of Beech Creek, Letsinger Branch, Miller Branch, Ore Branch, Plummer Creek, Ritter Branch, Skinner Branch, Stalcup Branch and Wildcat Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Bloomfield (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

* Furnace
* Hashtown
* Mineral City
* Park(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Highland Township (north)
* Beech Creek Township (northeast)
* Center Township (east)
* Jackson Township (southeast)
* Taylor Township (south)
* Washington Township (southwest)
* Fairplay Township (west)
* Jefferson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Flater, Mount Zion and Union Bethel.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 231
* Indiana State Road 54
* Indiana State Road 157

References

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

External links

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