Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Richland Township is one of eleven townships
in Fountain County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 908.
, with a population of about 250, lies near the center of the township; the smaller Mellott
, with about 200 people, is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south. Indiana State Road 341
passes through both towns; Indiana State Road 55
intersects State Road 341 in Newtown. The two unincorporated communities of Graham and Stephens Crossing both lie to the southwest of Newtown along the route of a former railroad which came out of Veedersburg and also passed through Mellott and continued east.
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 Fountain County
Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 908.
Geography
Richland Township covers an area of 51.95 square miles (134.5 km²). It contains two incorporated towns. NewtownNewtown, Indiana
Newtown is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Newtown is located at ....
, with a population of about 250, lies near the center of the township; the smaller Mellott
Mellott, Indiana
Mellott is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mellott is located at ....
, with about 200 people, is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south. Indiana State Road 341
Indiana State Road 341
State Road 341 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south state highway in Fountain County in the west-central part of the state.-Route description:...
passes through both towns; Indiana State Road 55
Indiana State Road 55
State Road 55 is a north–south road in Northern and Central Indiana. State Road 55 runs from the Crawfordsville area in the south to Gary in the north, a distance of approximately .-Route description:...
intersects State Road 341 in Newtown. The two unincorporated communities of Graham and Stephens Crossing both lie to the southwest of Newtown along the route of a former railroad which came out of Veedersburg and also passed through Mellott and continued east.