Richland Township is one of seventeen
townships
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in
Adair County,
Iowa
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,
USA
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. At the
2010 census, its population was 174.
History
Richland Township was organized in 1860.
A school house had been built beforehand in 1858.
Richland Cemetery was built in 1869, followed by the township's post office (named Fisk) in 1870, and Union Church cemetery in 1871.
Geography
Richland Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the
USGS
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, it contains three cemeteries:
Penn Avenue
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,
Pleasant Grove and
Union.
References
External links
US-Counties.com
Townships in Adair County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
1860 establishments in Iowa
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