Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Adams Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Adams Township in Decatur County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Decatur
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 85.6
area_land_km2 = 85.5
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 33.1
area_land_sq_mi = 33.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1910
population_density_km2 = 22.3
population_density_sq_mi = 57.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 246
elevation_ft = 807
latd = 39 |latm = 25 |lats = 28 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 35 |longs = 5 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 47240
area_code = 812
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-00370GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0453076GR|3
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Adams Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,910.

Geography

Adams Township covers an area of 33.05 square miles; 0.04 square miles (0.12 percent) of this 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

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Cemeteries

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

References

* [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/Decatur.htm Indiana Township Association page for Decatur County]