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Richland Township, Franklin County, Iowa

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Richland Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Location 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
 • Total
36.64 sq mi (94.89 km2)
 • Land36.64 sq mi (94.89 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,197 ft (365 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
219
 • Density6/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50441, 50452, 50475, 50479
GNIS feature ID0468604[2]

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.[1]

History

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Richland Township was organized in 1872.[3]

Geography

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As of the 2010 census, Richland Township covered an area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km2), all land.[1]

Cemeteries

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The township contains Old Chapin Cemetery,[4] Shobes Grove Cemetery[5] and Zion Reformed Cemetery.[6]

Transportation

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School districts

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

Political districts

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References

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  • "TIGER/Line Shapefiles". United States Census Bureau.
  1. ^ a b c "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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