Adams Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′25″N 85°8′40″W / 39.27361°N 85.14444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Ripley |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 43.79 sq mi (113.4 km2) |
• Land | 43.26 sq mi (112.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,165 |
• Density | 120/sq mi (46/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-00478[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453081 |
Adams Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,165 (up from 5,119 at 2010[3]) and it contained 2,135 housing units.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,328 | — | |
1900 | 2,208 | −5.2% | |
1910 | 2,066 | −6.4% | |
1920 | 1,988 | −3.8% | |
1930 | 1,984 | −0.2% | |
1940 | 1,971 | −0.7% | |
1950 | 1,865 | −5.4% | |
1960 | 2,331 | 25.0% | |
1970 | 2,733 | 17.2% | |
1980 | 3,385 | 23.9% | |
1990 | 3,553 | 5.0% | |
2000 | 4,325 | 21.7% | |
2010 | 5,119 | 18.4% | |
2020 | 5,165 | 0.9% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[5] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.79 square miles (113.4 km2), of which 43.26 square miles (112.0 km2) (or 98.79%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.23%) is water.[3]