Adams Township | |
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Township | |
Wesleyan church at Bakers Corner
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Location in Hamilton County |
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Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°11′08″W / 40.15694°N 86.18556°WCoordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°11′08″W / 40.15694°N 86.18556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Hamilton |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 48.36 sq mi (125.3 km2) |
• Land | 48.27 sq mi (125.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.19% |
Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,858 |
• Density | 100.6/sq mi (38.8/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453077 |
Adams Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,858 and it contained 2,056 housing units.
Adams Township was organized in 1833.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.36 square miles (125.3 km2), of which 48.27 square miles (125.0 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.19%) is water. The streams of Baker Ditch, Cicero Creek, Eagle Creek, Fouch Ditch, Hinkle Creek, Jay Ditch, Jones Ditch, Lindley Ditch, Little Cicero Creek, McKinzie Ditch, Pearce Ditch, Prairie Creek, Ross Ditch, and Teter Branch, run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains nine cemeteries: Boxley, Crown Hill, Phillips, Ridge, Spencer, Spicewood, Teter, Union Grove and Wiles.