Richland Township, Adair County, Iowa

Richland Township is one of seventeen townships in Adair County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 174.^[3]

Richland Township, Adair County
Township
Coordinates: 41°11′57″N 094°31′30″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Adair
Area
• Total	35.67 sq mi (92.38 km2)
• Land	35.64 sq mi (92.31 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,270 ft (387 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	174
• Density	4.9/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	19-93570[2]
GNIS feature ID	0468598

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.