Richland Township
Location in Chickasaw County
Location in Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 42°56′59″N 092°22′38″W / 42.94972°N 92.37722°W / 42.94972; -92.37722
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyChickasaw
Area
 • Total36.05 sq mi (93.38 km2)
 • Land35.96 sq mi (93.14 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.26%
Elevation
1,060 ft (323 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total369
 • Density10.3/sq mi (4/km2)
GNIS feature ID0468600

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 369.

History

Richland Township was organized in 1856.[1]

Geography

Richland Township covers an area of 36.05 square miles (93.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Richland Township.

The streams of Etter Creek and Little Wapsipinicon River run through this township.

Notes

  1. ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 261.

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