Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Dickinson County, Iowa, USA.

As of the 2000 census, its population was 261.

[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, Richland Township covers an area of 36.37 square miles (94.19 square kilometers); of this, 36.1 square miles (93.5 square kilometers, 99.27 percent) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.69 square kilometers, 0.73 percent) is water.

The township contains Richland Cemetery (historical).