Richland Township | |
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Coordinates: 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 km2) |
• Land | 27.23 sq mi (70.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.11% |
Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,005 |
• Density | 150/sq mi (57/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453795 |
Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,005 (down from 4,518 at 2010[2]) and it contained 1,948 housing units.[1]
Richland Township was organized in 1838.[3]
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.[2] The streams of Boot Run, Redkey Run and Thong Run run through this township.
The township contains one cemetery, Hillcrest.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |