Richland Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 174.[3]
History
Richland Township was organized in 1860.[4] A school house had been built beforehand in 1858.[4] Richland Cemetery was built in 1869, followed by the township's post office (named Fisk) in 1870, and Union Church cemetery in 1871.[4]
Geography
Richland Township covers an area of 35.67 square miles (92.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Penn Avenue, Pleasant Grove and Union.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "IA - Richland township". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 148.
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