Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°20′36″N 85°10′36″W / 40.34333°N 85.17667°W / 40.34333; -85.17667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total27.26 sq mi (70.6 km²) • Land27.23 sq mi (70.5 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²) 0.11%Elevation

955 ft (291 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total4,005 • Density150/sq mi (57/km²)GNIS feature ID0453795

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,005 (down from 4,518 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 1,948 housing units.^[1]

History

Richland Township was organized in 1838.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.26 square miles (70.6 km²), of which 27.23 square miles (70.5 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2] The streams of Boot Run, Redkey Run and Thong Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Dunkirk (vast majority)
Redkey

Adjacent townships

Knox Township (north)
Greene Township (northeast)
Jefferson Township (east)
Green Township, Randolph County (south)
Delaware Township, Delaware County (southwest)
Niles Township, Delaware County (west)
Jackson Township, Blackford County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Hillcrest.

Major highways

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Dunkirk Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 107.