Richland Township, Franklin County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States

Richland Township

Township

Location in Franklin County

Coordinates: 42°51′48″N 93°19′15″W﻿ / ﻿42.86333°N 93.32083°W﻿ / 42.86333; -93.32083
Country| United States
State| Iowa
County| Franklin
Area

• Total| 36.64 sq mi (94.89 km2)
• Land| 36.64 sq mi (94.89 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 1,197 ft (365 m)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total| 219
• Density| 6/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

50441, 50452, 50475, 50479

GNIS feature ID| 0468604[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[edit]

Richland Township was organized in 1872.[3]

## Geography[edit]

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

### Cemeteries[edit]

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

### Transportation[edit]

* Interstate 35

## School districts[edit]

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

## Political districts[edit]

* Iowa's 4th congressional district
* State House District 54
* State Senate District 27

## References[edit]

* "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.

## External links[edit]

* City-Data.com

Places adjacent to Richland Township, Franklin County, Iowa

| Grimes Township, Cerro Gordo County | Pleasant Valley Township, Cerro Gordo County | Geneseo Township, Cerro Gordo County

|
|

|  |
Wisner Township |

Richland Township

| Ross Township
|  |
Scott Township | Marion Township | Mott Township

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Hampton

Cities|

* Ackley‡
* Alexander
* Coulter
* Dows‡
* Geneva
* Hampton
* Hansell
* Latimer
* Popejoy
* Sheffield

Map of Iowa highlighting Franklin County

Townships|

* Geneva
* Grant
* Hamilton
* Ingham
* Lee
* Marion
* Morgan
* Mott
* Oakland
* Osceola
* Reeve
* Richland
* Ross
* Scott
* West Fork
* Wisner

CDPs|

* Bradford
* Chapin

Unincorporated
communities|

* Burdette
* Faulkner
* Oakland

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* Iowa portal
* United States portal

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template