Richland Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°24′43″N 85°08′31″W / 41.41194°N 85.14194°W / 41.41194; -85.14194CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDeKalbGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total23.58 sq mi (61.1 km²) • Land23.5 sq mi (61 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

915 ft (279 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,235 • Density56.7/sq mi (21.9/km²)FIPS code18-64008^[3]GNIS feature ID453790

Richland Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,235, down from 1,333 at 2010,^[4] and it contained 510 housing units.

History

Richland Township was organized in 1837.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.58 square miles (61.1 km²), of which 23.5 square miles (61 km²) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.34%) is water.^[4] Burdick Lake, Depew Lake, Haynes Lake and Lintz Lake are in this township.

Cities and towns

Corunna

Unincorporated towns

Sedan

Adjacent townships

Fairfield Township (north)
Smithfield Township (northeast)
Grant Township (east)
Union Township (east)
Keyser Township (south)
Allen Township, Noble County (west)
Wayne Township, Noble County (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 6
Indiana State Road 327

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Corunna and Sedan.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Richland Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 720.