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Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana

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Adams Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Location in Madison County
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMadison
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.07 sq mi (93.4 km2)
 • Land36.05 sq mi (93.4 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,892
 • Density108/sq mi (42/km2)
ZIP codes
46013, 46017, 46056, 46064, 47356
GNIS feature ID0453078

Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,892 and it contained 1,614 housing units.[1]

It was named for Abraham Adams, a pioneer settler.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.07 square miles (93.4 km2), of which 36.05 square miles (93.4 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Capp, Collier, Gilmore, Peewee and Walker.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Ace Airpark

School districts

  • South Madison Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 669.
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