Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 495 (down from 516 at 2010[4]) and it contained 211 housing units.
Adams Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Adams Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′13″N 86°36′39″W / 40.70361°N 86.61083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.99 sq mi (67.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.67 sq mi (66.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 495 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-00316[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453074 |
History edit
Adams Township was organized in 1828.[5]
The Burris House and Potawatomi Spring, Carrollton Bridge, and Wabash and Erie Canal Culvert No. 100 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.99 square miles (67.3 km2), of which 25.67 square miles (66.5 km2) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) (or 1.23%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns edit
Adjacent townships edit
- Jackson Township, White County (north)
- Jefferson Township, Cass County (northeast)
- Clinton Township, Cass County (east)
- Liberty (east)
- Rock Creek (southeast)
- Deer Creek (south)
- Tippecanoe (southwest)
- Jefferson (west)
- Lincoln Township, White County (northwest)
Cemeteries edit
The township contains three cemeteries: Great Eastern, Johnson City and Seceder.
Education edit
Adams Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.[7]
References edit
- "Adams Township, Carroll 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 80.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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