Preble Township, Adams County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Preble Township

Township

Location in Adams County

Coordinates: 40°52′34″N 85°01′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.87611°N 85.03306°W﻿ / 40.87611; -85.03306
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Adams
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 23.94 sq mi (62.0 km2)
• Land| 23.85 sq mi (61.8 km2)
• Water| 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.33%
Elevation

| 801 ft (244 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 1,037
• Density| 44.8/sq mi (17.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

46733, 46777

Area code| 260
GNIS feature ID| 453776

Preble Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,037,[1] down from 1,069 at the 2010 census.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.94 square miles (62.0 km2), of which 23.85 square miles (61.8 km2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.33%) is water.[3]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Magley
* Preble

### Adjacent townships

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* Washington Township (southeast)
* Kirkland Township

### Cemeteries

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The township contains the following cemeteries: Fuhrman (abandoned), Magley (also known as Salem or UCC), Mann, St. John Lutheran (Bingen), St. Paul Lutheran, and Zion Lutheran (Friedheim).

### Major highways

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* US 27
* US 33
* US 224

### Rivers

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* Saint Mary's River

## School districts

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* North Adams Community 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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* "Preble 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 "Census Bureau profile: Preble Township, Adams County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
2. ^ "Preble Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Preble township, Adams County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2013.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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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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* United States portal

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