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Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jay

Elevation
  
291 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:29 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453795

Area
  
70.6 km²

Population
  
4,518 (2010)

Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana

Weather
  
12°C, Wind E at 23 km/h, 59% Humidity

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,518 and it contained 2,130 housing units.

Contents

Map of Richland Township, IN, USA

History

Richland Township was organized in 1838.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.26 square miles (70.6 km2), of which 27.23 square miles (70.5 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.11%) is water. The streams of Boot Run, Redkey Run and Thong Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Dunkirk (vast majority)
  • Redkey

    • Adjacent townships

  • Knox Township (north)
  • Greene Township (northeast)
  • Jefferson Township (east)
  • Green Township, Randolph County (south)
  • Delaware Township, Delaware County (southwest)
  • Niles Township, Delaware County (west)
  • Jackson Township, Blackford County (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains one cemetery, Hillcrest.

    Major highways

  • SR 1
  • SR 67
  • SR 167

    • References

    Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana Wikipedia
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