View source for Richland Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa

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|official_name            = Richland Township
|settlement_type          = [[Township (United States)|Township]]
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|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Iowa}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw]]
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|area_total_km2           = 93.38
|area_land_km2            = 93.14
|area_water_km2           = 0.24
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 36.05
|area_land_sq_mi          = 35.96
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.09
|area_water_percent       = 0.26
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|population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
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|population_total         = 369
|population_density_km2   = 4
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|elevation_m              = 323
|elevation_ft             = 1060
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'''Richland Township''' is one of twelve [[Township (United States)|townships]] in [[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw County]], [[Iowa]], [[United States|USA]].  As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], its population was 369.
==History==
Richland Township was organized in 1856.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4QUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA261 | title=History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Fairbairn, Robert Herd | year=1919 | pages=261}}</ref>
==Geography==
Richland Township covers an area of {{convert|36.05|sqmi|km2}} and contains no incorporated settlements.  According to the [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]], it contains one cemetery, Richland Township.
The streams of Etter Creek and Little Wapsipinicon River run through this township.
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==References==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Richland-Chickasaw-IA.html City-Data.com]
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[[Category:Townships in Chickasaw County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Townships in Iowa]]
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