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Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Decatur

FIPS code
  
18-00370

Elevation
  
246 m

Local time
  
Thursday 1:02 AM

Area code
  
812

State
  
Indiana

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
0453076

Zip code
  
47240

Population
  
1,944 (2010)

Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 63% Humidity

Area
  
85.39 km² (85.31 km² Land / 10 ha Water)

Adams Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,944 and it contained 793 housing units.

Contents

Map of Adams Township, IN, USA

History

Adams Township was organized in 1822.

Geography

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.

Unincorporated towns

  • Adams
  • Downeyville
  • Germantown
  • Saint Omer
  • Saint Paul

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

    Adjacent townships

  • 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

  • Interstate 74

    • Cemeteries

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

    References

    Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana Wikipedia
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