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Richland Township, Franklin County, Iowa

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Township in Iowa, United States
Richland Township
Township
Location in Franklin CountyLocation in Franklin County
Coordinates: 42°51′48″N 93°19′15″W / 42.86333°N 93.32083°W / 42.86333; -93.32083
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total36.64 sq mi (94.89 km)
 • Land36.64 sq mi (94.89 km)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km)  0%
Elevation1,197 ft (365 m)
Population
 • Total219
 • Density6/sq mi (2.3/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes50441, 50452, 50475, 50479
GNIS feature ID0468604

Richland Township is one of sixteen townships in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 219 and it contained 99 housing units.

History

Richland Township was organized in 1872.

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Richland Township covered an area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km), all land.

Cemeteries

The township contains Old Chapin Cemetery, Shobes Grove Cemetery and Zion Reformed Cemetery.

Transportation

School districts

  • Cal Community School District
  • Hampton-Dumont Community School District
  • West Fork Community School District

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  2. "Richland Township, Franklin County, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  3. Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 321.
  4. "Old Chapin Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  5. "Shobes Grove Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  6. "Zion Reformed Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

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Places adjacent to Richland Township, Franklin County, Iowa
Grimes Township, Cerro Gordo County Pleasant Valley Township, Cerro Gordo County Geneseo Township, Cerro Gordo County
Wisner Township Richland Township Ross Township
Scott Township Marion Township Mott Township
Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Hampton
Cities
Map of Iowa highlighting Franklin County
Townships
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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