Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Blue Creek Township

Township

Location in Adams County

Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 84°50′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.69972°N 84.83667°W﻿ / 40.69972; -84.83667
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Adams
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
• Land| 24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 817 ft (249 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 1,540
• Density| 63/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

46711, 46733, 46772

Area code| 260
GNIS feature ID| 453116

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 Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,212| | —
1900| 1,217| | 0.4%
1910| 1,168| | −4.0%
1920| 929| | −20.5%
1930| 726| | −21.9%
1940| 780| | 7.4%
1950| 725| | −7.1%
1960| 692| | −4.6%
1970| 728| | 5.2%
1980| 813| | 11.7%
1990| 873| | 7.4%
2000| 1,195| | 36.9%
2010| 1,440| | 20.5%
2020| 1,540| | 6.9%
2021 (est.)| 1,579| [1]| 2.5%
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### Unincorporated towns

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* Salem

### Major highways

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* SR 124
* SR 218

### 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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* Indiana's 6th congressional district
* State House District 79
* State Senate District 19

## 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 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

Places adjacent to Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana

| Washington Township | St. Marys Township | Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

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Monroe Township |

Blue Creek Township

| Black Creek Township, Ohio
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Wabash Township | Jefferson Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Decatur

Cities|

* Berne
* Decatur

Map of Indiana highlighting Adams County

Towns|

* Geneva
* Monroe

Townships|

* Blue Creek
* French
* Hartford
* Jefferson
* Kirkland
* Monroe
* Preble
* Root
* St. Marys
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington

CDPs|

* Linn Grove
* Pleasant Mills
* Preble

Other
communities|

* Ceylon
* Curryville‡
* Honduras
* Magley
* Monmouth
* Peterson
* Rivare
* Salem
* Williams

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