Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana

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

Adams Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°16′25″N 85°8′40″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Ripley
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.79 sq mi (113.4 km^2)
• Land	43.26 sq mi (112.0 km^2)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.4 km^2)
Elevation [1]	984 ft (300 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,165
• Density	120/sq mi (46/km^2)
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	%±
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

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.79 square miles (113.4 km^2), of which 43.26 square miles (112.0 km^2) (or 98.79%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km^2) (or 1.23%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

• Batesville (partial)
• Sunman

Unincorporated towns

• Morris
• Penntown
• Spades

References

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. "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

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana