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Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 84°50′12″W / 40.69972°N 84.83667°W / 40.69972; -84.83667
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Blue Creek Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 84°50′12″W / 40.69972°N 84.83667°W / 40.69972; -84.83667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAdams
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Land24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
1,540
 • Density63/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46711, 46733, 46772
GNIS feature ID453116

Blue Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,540.[1] The majority of the Township, some two thirds, speak an Amish form of Bernese German, a Swiss German dialect, as their mother tongue.[3]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.3 square miles (63 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,212—
19001,2170.4%
19101,168−4.0%
1920929−20.5%
1930726−21.9%
19407807.4%
1950725−7.1%
1960692−4.6%
19707285.2%
198081311.7%
19908737.4%
20001,19536.9%
20101,44020.5%
20201,5406.9%
2021 (est.)1,579[1]2.5%
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Unincorporated towns

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Major highways

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Cemeteries

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The township contains the following cemeteries: Blue Creek Amish, Sipe (no longer exists), Tricker (Blue Creek), and Willard (Mt. Hope).

School districts

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  • Adams Central Community Schools
  • South Adams Schools

Political districts

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References

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  • "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Blue Creek Township: Languages at statisticalatlas.com.
  4. ^ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)
  5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana". www.stats.indiana.edu. StatsIndiana. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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