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Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°25′28″N 85°35′5″W / 39.42444°N 85.58472°W / 39.42444; -85.58472
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Adams Township
Location of Adams Township in Decatur County
Location of Adams Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°25′28″N 85°35′5″W / 39.42444°N 85.58472°W / 39.42444; -85.58472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total32.97 sq mi (85.4 km2)
 • Land32.94 sq mi (85.3 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,825
 • Density55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47240
Area code812
FIPS code18-00370[1]
GNIS feature ID0453076

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]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,942
19001,867−3.9%
19101,851−0.9%
19201,647−11.0%
19301,579−4.1%
19401,558−1.3%
19501,479−5.1%
19601,6098.8%
19701,6573.0%
19801,90314.8%
19901,889−0.7%
20001,9101.1%
20101,9441.8%
20201,825−6.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

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Adams Township was organized in 1822.[5]

Geography

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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

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Unincorporated towns

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(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

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Major highways

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Cemeteries

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The township contains four cemeteries: Arnold, Mount Hebron, Shiloh and Union.

References

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  • "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
  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.
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