Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Adams Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Adams Township in Decatur County | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′28″N 85°35′5″W / 39.42444°N 85.58472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Decatur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.97 sq mi (85.4 km2) |
| • Land | 32.94 sq mi (85.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,825 |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47240 |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-00370[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453076 |
Adams Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,825 (down from 1,944 at 2010[2]) and it contained 818 housing units.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,942 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,867 | −3.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,851 | −0.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,647 | −11.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,579 | −4.1% | |
| 1940 | 1,558 | −1.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,479 | −5.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,609 | 8.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,657 | 3.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,903 | 14.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,889 | −0.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,910 | 1.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,944 | 1.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,825 | −6.1% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
History
[edit]Adams Township was organized in 1822.[5]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.97 square miles (85.4 km2), of which 32.94 square miles (85.3 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.12%) is water.[2]
Town
[edit]Unincorporated towns
[edit](This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Orange Township, Rush County (north)
- Anderson Township, Rush County (northeast)
- Clinton Township (east)
- Washington Township (southeast)
- Clay Township (southwest)
- Noble Township, Shelby County (west)
- Liberty Township, Shelby County (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains four cemeteries: Arnold, Mount Hebron, Shiloh and Union.
References
[edit]- "Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |