Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Not to be confused with Adams, Indiana or Adams County, Indiana.

Adams Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,825 (down from 1,944 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 818 housing units.^[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,942		—
1900	1,867		−3.9%
1910	1,851		−0.9%
1920	1,647		−11.0%
1930	1,579		−4.1%
1940	1,558		−1.3%
1950	1,479		−5.1%
1960	1,609		8.8%
1970	1,657		3.0%
1980	1,903		14.8%
1990	1,889		−0.7%
2000	1,910		1.1%
2010	1,944		1.8%
2020	1,825		−6.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

Adams Township
Township
Location of Adams Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°25′28″N 85°35′5″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	32.97 sq mi (85.4 km2)
• Land	32.94 sq mi (85.3 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	807 ft (246 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,825
• Density	55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47240
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-00370[1]
GNIS feature ID	0453076

History

Adams Township was organized in 1822.^[5]

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.^[2]

Town

• Saint Paul

Unincorporated towns

• Adams
• Downeyville
• Germantown
• Saint Omer

(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.