Richland Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Kingman County,
Kansas
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 100.
Geography
Richland Township covers an area of 36.59 square miles (94.76 square kilometers); of this, 0.07 square miles (0.17 square kilometers) or 0.18 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Basil
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Cleveland
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(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Dale Township (northeast)
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Eagle Township (east)
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Canton Township (southeast)
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Valley Township (south)
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Chikaskia Township (southwest)
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Belmont Township (west)
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Ninnescah Township (north and northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Hunt.
Major highways
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K-14 (Kansas highway)
K-14 is a north–south state highway which runs through the central part of the U.S. state of Kansas. K-14's southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 160 (US-160) and K-2 in the city of Harper, and the northern terminus is a continuation as Ne ...
Airports and landing strips
* Handkins Landing Strip
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Kingman County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas