Richland Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
township in Saginaw County, Michigan
Richland Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 Census placed the population at 3,955, which is a decrease from the 4,144 residents recorded at the 2010 Census.
Communities
Hemlock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place of at the center of the township and holds the township offices.
Iva is an unincorporated community at Dice and Iva Road. A post office operated from December 7, 1894, until October 14, 1904.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,281 people, 1,567 households, and 1,220 families residing in the township. The population density was 115.4 inhabitants per square mile (44.6/km2). There were 1,638 housing units at an average density of 44.2 per square mile (17.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.22% White, 0.07% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.79% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races.
The public source identifies “Richland Township, Saginaw County, Michigan” as township in Saginaw County, Michigan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Richland, Township and Saginaw.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7330690. Authority coordinates are 43.419, -84.220. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2010, 1894 and 1904.
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