Richland Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°41′18″N 87°22′37″W / 40.68833°N 87.37694°W / 40.68833; -87.37694CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBentonOrganizedDecember 1868Government

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.92 sq mi (93.0 km²) • Land35.89 sq mi (93.0 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

^[1]

781 ft (238 m)Population

(2020)

• Total562 • Density16/sq mi (6.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-63990^[2]GNIS feature ID453789

Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 562 and it contained 258 housing units.^[3] Its name is a "reference to the rich land within its borders."^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,124	—
1900	1,184	5.3%
1910	1,184	0.0%
1920	952	−19.6%
1930	1,031	8.3%
1940	961	−6.8%
1950	954	−0.7%
1960	1,016	6.5%
1970	867	−14.7%
1980	767	−11.5%
1990	679	−11.5%
2000	709	4.4%
2010	542	−23.6%
2020	562	3.7%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.92 square miles (93.0 km²), of which 35.89 square miles (93.0 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Earl Park

Adjacent townships

Center (southeast)
Parish Grove (southwest)
Union (east)
York (west)
Grant Township, Newton County (northeast)
Jefferson Township, Newton County (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 52

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Dehner, Earl Park and Saint John.

References

Citations

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".