Adams Township, Warren County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Adams Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren
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government_type = Indiana township
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named_for = John Quincy Adams

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area_total_km2 = 70.0
area_land_km2 = 70.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 27.0
area_land_sq_mi = 27.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 561
population_density_km2 = 8.0
population_density_sq_mi = 20.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 218
elevation_ft = 715
latd = 40 |latm = 26 |lats = 28 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 14 |longs = 41 |longEW = W

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Adams Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana. It was formed in 1848 and was named after the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams.

Geography

Adams Township covers an area of about 27 square miles. Its only town is Pine Village, though a tiny hamlet named Chatterton stood southeast of Pine Village in the early part of the 20th century.

Cities and towns

* Pine Village

Extinct towns

* Chatterton

Adjacent townships

* Bolivar Township, Benton County (northeast)
* Medina Township (east)
* Warren Township (south)
* Liberty Township (southwest)
* Pine Township (west)
* Oak Grove Township, Benton County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Harman, Mound and Quaker.

Major highways

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chool districts

* Metropolitan School District of Warren County

Congressional and state legislative districts

* Congressional District 8
* State House District 26
* State Senate District 38

References

* Warren County Historical Society (1966), "A History of Warren County, Indiana".
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Warren.htm Indiana Township Association page for Warren County]