Richland Township, Decatur County, Iowa
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Richland Township is a township
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Decatur County
Decatur County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 8,457 in the county, with a population density of . There were 3,834 housing units, of which 3,223 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa
Iowa
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 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.

Adjacent townships

  • Doyle Township, Clarke County
    Doyle Township, Clarke County, Iowa
    Doyle Township is a township in Clarke County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 200.-Geography:Doyle Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements...

     (north)
  • Knox Township, Clarke County
    Knox Township, Clarke County, Iowa
    Knox Township is a township in Clarke County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 202.-Geography:Knox Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Lacelle....

     (northeast)
  • Long Creek Township
    Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa
    Long Creek Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 414.-Geography:Long Creek Township covers an area of 35.7 square miles ; of this, 0.04 square miles or 0.12 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Decatur Township
    Decatur Township, Decatur County, Iowa
    Decatur Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 425.-Geography:Decatur Township covers an area of 35.77 square miles ; of this, 0.14 square miles or 0.38 percent is water...

     (southeast)
  • Grand River Township
    Grand River Township, Decatur County, Iowa
    Grand River Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 112. The African American entrepreneur and publisher of the Iowa Bystander John Lay Thompson was born on his family's farm in the township in 1869....

     (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.

External links

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