Richland Township is one of 13
townships
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in
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
Places
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* County of Grant, Victoria
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*Grant County, Arkansas
*Grant County, Indiana
* Grant County, Kansas
*Grant County, Kentucky
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Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 966 and it contained 431 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
The stream of Taylor Creek runs through this township.
Cities and towns
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Converse
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Mathematics and logic
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(east quarter)
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Sweetser (west edge)
Unincorporated towns
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Mier
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Liberty Township, Wabash County (northeast)
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Pleasant Township (east)
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Franklin Township (southeast)
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Sims Township (south)
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Jackson Township, Howard County (southwest)
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Jackson Township, Miami County (west)
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Waltz Township, Wabash County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries, one active, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It also contains the Pence and the Drook cemeteries, both on private land. William Robert Taylor for whom Taylor Creek in named, is likely buried in the Drook Cemetery. His wife Mary was the first burial in the Pence cemetery.
Major highways
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Education
Richland Township residents may obtain a free library card from the
Converse-Jackson Township Public Library
Converse-Jackson Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Converse, Miami County, Indiana. It was built in 1918, as a one-story, Classical Revival style brick and masonry building on a raised basement. It has a ...
in Converse.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Grant County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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