Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°50′54″N 86°12′57″W / 40.84833°N 86.21583°W / 40.84833; -86.21583CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total28.86 sq mi (74.7 km²) • Land28.75 sq mi (74.5 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

787 ft (240 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total886 • Density31.1/sq mi (12.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-00334^[2]GNIS feature ID0453075

Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 886 (down from 895 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 377 housing units.

History

Adams Township was organized in 1835. It was named for John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.86 square miles (74.7 km²), of which 28.75 square miles (74.5 km²) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.38%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Hoover
Little Charlie
Twelve Mile

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Liberty Township, Fulton County (north)
Union Township, Miami County (northeast)
Jefferson Township, Miami County (east)
Miami (south)
Clay (southwest)
Bethlehem (west)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 16

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Mount Carmel.

References

"Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Census Bureau profile: Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 37.