Richhill Township, Pennsylvania
| Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania |
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Ryerson Station State Park is in Richhill Township.
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 Location of Richhill Township in Greene County |
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 Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.36 sq mi (140.79 km2) |
| • Land | 54.28 sq mi (140.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 896 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 839 |
| • Density | 15.46/sq mi (5.97/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
| FIPS code | 42-059-64512 |
Richhill Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 896 at the 2010 census, down from 1,062 at the 2000 census. Ryerson Station State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on Duke Lake in the township.
A significant Monongahela village was once located in northern Richhill Township, along the Enlow Fork. Today, the village is known as the Fisher Site, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Richhill Township is in the northwest corner of Greene County. It is bordered to the north, across the Enlow Fork, by Washington County and to the west by the state of West Virginia. Wind Ridge is the primary settlement in the township. Other unincorporated communities include Burdette, Nebo, Time, Crabapple, Durbin, Crows Mills, Ryerson Station, Bristoria, Bryan, Smith Bridge, and Riggs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 54.4 square miles (140.8 km2), of which 54.3 square miles (140.6 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.15%, are water. The Enlow Fork of Wheeling Creek forms the northern border of the township (and the Greene County line), and the Dunkard Fork of Wheeling Creek, along with its North and South forks, flow across the southern portion of the township. The Enlow and Dunkard Forks flow west into West Virginia, where Wheeling Creek continues northwest to the Ohio River.
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