Richland Township is one of eight
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Fulton County, Indiana
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the population was 20,480. The county seat is Rochester.
History
The first non-Native Americans to ever set foot in what is now Fulton County, Indiana, were French traders ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,127 (down from 1,181 at 2010
) and it contained 458 housing units.
History
The
Bert Leedy Round Barn was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1993.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.68%) is land and (or 0.32%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Richland Center
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Tiosa
Adjacent townships
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Green Township, Marshall County (north)
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Walnut Township, Marshall County (northeast)
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Newcastle Township (east)
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Rochester Township (south)
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Aubbeenaubbee Township (west)
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Union Township, Marshall County (northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I ...
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State Road 110
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Sand Hill.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Fulton County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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