Adams Township, Warren County, Indiana

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

Adams Township
Township
Location of Adams Township in Warren County
Location of Adams Township in Warren County
Location of Indiana in the United States
Location of Indiana in the United States
Coordinates: 40°26′28″N 87°14′41″W / 40.44111°N 87.24472°W / 40.44111; -87.24472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarren
Named forJohn Quincy Adams
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
26.99 sq mi (69.9 km2)
 • Land26.99 sq mi (69.9 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
535
 • Density20/sq mi (7.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code765
GNIS feature ID453082

Adams Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana. According to the 2020 census, its population was 535 and it contained 243 housing units.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890792—
190089312.8%
19109455.8%
1920859−9.1%
1930797−7.2%
1940778−2.4%
19507800.3%
1960712−8.7%
1970679−4.6%
1980578−14.9%
1990493−14.7%
200056113.8%
2010512−8.7%
20205354.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

History

Adams Township was formed in 1848 and was named after the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.99 square miles (69.9 km2), all land.[5] Its only town is Pine Village in the northwest part of the township, though a tiny hamlet named Chatterton stood southeast of Pine Village in the early part of the 20th century.[6]

Big Pine Creek enters the township from Benton County to the north and passes just to the northwest of Pine Village and continues southwest, emptying into the Wabash River near Attica.[7]

Map of Adams Township

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries. Mound (or Round) Cemetery is about 4 miles southeast of Pine Village and is in the form of a mound about 30 feet (9.1 m) high; county roads 700 N and 600 E intersect here and form a circle around the mound.[8] Harman Cemetery is less than a mile further to the southeast.[9] Quaker Cemetery is southwest of Chatterton.[10][11]

Transportation

Two highways, Indiana State Road 26 and Indiana State Road 55, intersect in Pine Village; State Road 26 begins at the Illinois border and continues east to Lafayette in Tippecanoe County,[12] while State Road 55 enters from Attica to the south and continues north to Oxford in neighboring Benton County.[13]

Education

Adams Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County. It contains one of the three elementary schools in the county, located in Pine Village.[14]

Government

Adams Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[15]

Adams Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 26,[16] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[17]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 17.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Warren County Historical Society 1966, pp. 17–18.
  7. ^ "Big Pine Creek". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  8. ^ "Mound Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  9. ^ "Harman Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  10. ^ "Quaker Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  11. ^ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 21.
  12. ^ "State Road 26". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  13. ^ "State Road 55". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  14. ^ "Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115". Indiana Department of Education. Archived from the original on July 6, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  15. ^ "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  16. ^ "Indiana Senate" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  17. ^ "Indiana House Districts" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

Bibliography

  • Goodspeed, Weston A. (1883). "Part II. History of Warren County". Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company. pp. 31–156. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  • Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 201–335. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  • Warren County Historical Society (1966). A History of Warren County, Indiana. Williamsport, Indiana.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Warren County Historical Society (2002). A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary ed.). Williamsport, Indiana.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)