Adams Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Madison County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,892 and it contained 1,614 housing units.
It was named for Abraham Adams, a pioneer settler.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Anderson
Anderson or Andersson may refer to:
Companies
* Anderson (Carriage), a company that manufactured automobiles from 1907 to 1910
* Anderson Electric, an early 20th-century electric car
* Anderson Greenwood, an industrial manufacturer
* Anderson ...
(southeast edge)
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Markleville
Unincorporated towns
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Alliance
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at
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Emporia at
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New Columbus at
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Capp, Collier, Gilmore, Peewee and Walker.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...
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Indiana State Road 38
State Road 38 in the U.S. State of Indiana serves as a connection between Lafayette in the west and Richmond in the east.
Route description
State Road 38 begins in Lafayette with State Road 25 and U.S. Route 52. There is an interchange with ...
State Road 109
None
Education
* South Madison Community School Corporation
Adams Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.
Political districts
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Indiana's 6th congressional district
Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district takes in a portion of eastern and central Indiana as of the 2020 census, including Columbus and Richmond, as well as a few suburbs of bot ...
* State House District 37
* State Senate District 25
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Madison County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana