Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°42′13″N 86°36′39″W / 40.70361°N 86.61083°W / 40.70361; -86.61083CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCarrollGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total25.99 sq mi (67.3 km²) • Land25.67 sq mi (66.5 km²) • Water0.32 sq mi (0.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

699 ft (213 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total495 • Density19/sq mi (7.4/km²)FIPS code18-00316^[3]GNIS feature ID453074

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.

History

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

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

Lockport

Adjacent townships

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

The township contains three cemeteries: Great Eastern, Johnson City and Seceder.

Education

Adams Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.^[7]

References

"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.