Richland Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°12′06″N 87°08′41″W / 40.20167°N 87.14472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Fountain |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 51.94 sq mi (134.5 km2) |
• Land | 51.94 sq mi (134.5 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 842 |
• Density | 16/sq mi (6.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-64026 |
GNIS feature ID | 453791 |
Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 842 and it contained 384 housing units. [1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,981 | — | |
1900 | 1,869 | −5.7% | |
1910 | 1,904 | 1.9% | |
1920 | 1,772 | −6.9% | |
1930 | 1,512 | −14.7% | |
1940 | 1,491 | −1.4% | |
1950 | 1,405 | −5.8% | |
1960 | 1,446 | 2.9% | |
1970 | 1,307 | −9.6% | |
1980 | 1,149 | −12.1% | |
1990 | 1,015 | −11.7% | |
2000 | 908 | −10.5% | |
2010 | 950 | 4.6% | |
2020 | 842 | −11.4% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [2] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.94 square miles (134.5 km2), all land. [3] It contains two incorporated towns: Newtown, with a population of about 250, lies near the center of the township; Mellott, with about 200 people, is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south. Indiana State Road 341 passes through both towns; [4] Indiana State Road 55 intersects State Road 341 in Newtown. [5] 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.
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Greenbay, [6] Hodson, [7] Newtown, [8] Oak Ridge, [9] Old Baptist, [10] Quirk [11] and Short. [12]
Richland Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°12′06″N 87°08′41″W / 40.20167°N 87.14472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Fountain |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 51.94 sq mi (134.5 km2) |
• Land | 51.94 sq mi (134.5 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 842 |
• Density | 16/sq mi (6.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-64026 |
GNIS feature ID | 453791 |
Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 842 and it contained 384 housing units. [1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,981 | — | |
1900 | 1,869 | −5.7% | |
1910 | 1,904 | 1.9% | |
1920 | 1,772 | −6.9% | |
1930 | 1,512 | −14.7% | |
1940 | 1,491 | −1.4% | |
1950 | 1,405 | −5.8% | |
1960 | 1,446 | 2.9% | |
1970 | 1,307 | −9.6% | |
1980 | 1,149 | −12.1% | |
1990 | 1,015 | −11.7% | |
2000 | 908 | −10.5% | |
2010 | 950 | 4.6% | |
2020 | 842 | −11.4% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [2] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.94 square miles (134.5 km2), all land. [3] It contains two incorporated towns: Newtown, with a population of about 250, lies near the center of the township; Mellott, with about 200 people, is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south. Indiana State Road 341 passes through both towns; [4] Indiana State Road 55 intersects State Road 341 in Newtown. [5] 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.
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Greenbay, [6] Hodson, [7] Newtown, [8] Oak Ridge, [9] Old Baptist, [10] Quirk [11] and Short. [12]