Richland Township
Township
Location in Dickinson County
Coordinates: 43°23′25″N 94°58′10″W / 43.39028°N 94.96944°W / 43.39028; -94.96944
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Dickinson
Area
• Total	94.19 km2 (36.37 sq mi)
• Land	93.5 km2 (36.1 sq mi)
• Water	0.69 km2 (0.26 sq mi)  0.73%
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  ( 2000)
• Total	261
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 ( CST)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC-5 ( CDT)
ZIP codes	51334, 51360, 51363, 51364
GNIS feature ID	0468603

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 261. ^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Richland Township covers an area of 36.37 square miles (94.19 square kilometers); of this, 36.1 square miles (93.5 square kilometers, 99.27 percent) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.69 square kilometers, 0.73 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Superior (south edge)

Adjacent townships

• Superior Township (north)
• Emmet Township, Emmet County (northeast)
• Estherville Township, Emmet County (east)
• Twelve Mile Lake Township, Emmet County (southeast)
• Lloyd Township (south)
• Milford Township (southwest)
• Center Grove Township (west)
• Spirit Lake Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Richland Cemetery (historical).

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71
• Iowa Highway 9

Lakes

• Fourmile Lake
• Lily Lake
• Pleasant Lake

School districts

• Estherville Lincoln Central Com School District
• Spirit Lake Community School District
• Terril Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 4th congressional district
• State House District 06
• State Senate District 03

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richland Township, Dickinson County, Iowa.

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com