Richland Township, Decatur County, Iowa

40°51′20″N 93°57′14″W / 40.85556°N 93.95389°W / 40.85556; -93.95389Country United StatesState IowaCountyDecaturArea • Total35.78 sq mi (92.67 km²) • Land35.74 sq mi (92.56 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²)  0.11%Elevation981 ft (299 m)Population • Total394 • Density11/sq mi (4.3/km²)GNIS feature ID0468601

Richland Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 394.

Geography

Richland Township covers an area of 35.78 square miles (92.67 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers) or 0.11 percent is water. The stream of Sand Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Grand River

Adjacent townships

• Doyle Township, Clarke County (north)
• Knox Township, Clarke County (northeast)
• Long Creek Township (east)
• Decatur Township (southeast)
• Grand River Township (south)
• Monroe Township, Ringgold County (southwest)
• Union Township, Ringgold County (west)
• Pleasant Township, Union County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Grand River, O'Grady, Tennessee, Warrick, Westervelt and Young.

Major highways

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com