Richland Township, Whitley County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
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 = Whitley
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 96.26
area_land_km2 = 95.88
area_water_km2 = 0.39
area_total_sq_mi = 37.17
area_land_sq_mi = 37.02
area_water_sq_mi = 0.15
area_water_percent = 0.41

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1732
population_density_km2 = 18.1
population_density_sq_mi = 46.8

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elevation_m = 270
elevation_ft = 886
latd = 41
latm = 09
lats = 25
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 36
longs = 55
longEW = W

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Richland Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,732 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1818364242&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Richland Township covers an area of 37.17 square miles (96.26 square kilometers); of this, 0.15 square miles (0.39 square kilometers) or 0.41 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Black Lake, Compton Lake, Ice House Lake, Larwill Lake, Little Wilson Lake, Menzie Lake, Souder Lake and Wilson Lake. The streams of Betzner Branch, Ford Branch, Jones Branch, Kaler Branch and King Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Larwill

Adjacent townships

* Etna-Troy Township (north)
* Thorncreek Township (northeast)
* Columbia Township (east)
* Cleveland Township (south)
* Jackson Township, Kosciusko County (southwest)
* Monroe Township, Kosciusko County (west)
* Washington Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Lakeview and Richland Center.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 30
* Indiana State Road 5

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/Whitley.htm Indiana Township Association page for Whitley County]