Richland Township, Adair County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
41°11′57″N 094°31′30″W / 41.19917°N 94.52500°W / 41.19917; -94.52500[1]
(2010)
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.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Greenfield
communities
- Arbor Hill
- Berea
- Canby
- Fisk
- Hebron
- Leath City
- Linwood
- Nanito
- Zion
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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