Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Richwood Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 653 and it contained 302 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.91 sqmi, of which 37.66 sqmi (or 99.34%) is land and 0.25 sqmi (or 0.66%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Fieldon

Unincorporated towns

 * Reardon
 * Reddish
 * Spankey

Adjacent townships

 * Woodville Township, Greene County (north)
 * Kane Township, Greene County (northeast)
 * English Township (east)
 * Otter Creek Township (southeast)
 * Rosedale Township (south)

Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Gunterman, Reddish and Reddish-Dunham Ford.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 16.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 16
 * [[Image:Illinois 100.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 100

Rivers

 * Illinois River

School districts

 * Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

 * Illinois's 17th congressional district
 * State House District 97
 * State Senate District 49