Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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

Township in Indiana, United States

Adams Township

Township

Coordinates: 39°16′25″N 85°8′40″W﻿ / ﻿39.27361°N 85.14444°W﻿ / 39.27361; -85.14444
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

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| 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]

Historical population 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]

## Geography

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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]

### Cities and towns

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* Batesville (partial)
* Sunman

### Unincorporated towns

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* Morris
* Penntown
* Spades

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

Places adjacent to Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana

| Ray Township, Franklin County | Butler Township, Franklin County | Highland Township, Franklin County

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Laughery Township |

Adams Township

| Jackson Township, Dearborn County
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Delaware Township | Franklin Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Ripley County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Versailles

City|

* Batesville‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Ripley County

Towns|

* Holton
* Milan
* Napoleon
* Osgood
* Sunman
* Versailles

Townships|

* Adams
* Brown
* Center
* Delaware
* Franklin
* Jackson
* Johnson
* Laughery
* Otter Creek
* Shelby
* Washington

CDPs|

* Cross Plains
* Delaware
* Elrod
* Morris
* New Marion
* Penntown
* Pierceville

Other
communities|

* Ballstown
* Behlmer Corner
* Benham
* Clinton
* Correct
* Cross Roads
* Dabney
* Dewberry
* Friendship
* Haney Corner
* Jackson
* Jolleyville
* Laugheryville
* Lookout
* Negangards Corner
* New Carrollton
* Old Milan
* Olean
* Otter Village
* Prattsburg
* Rexville
* Spades
* Stringtown
* Stumpke Corner

Ghost town|

* Saint Magdalen

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
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