Adams Township is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 2,262 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* The village of North Adams is within the township, and the North Adams 49262 ZIP Code serves an area of northeast Adams Township.

History

Adams Township was organized from the southern half of Moscow Township in 1836, which itself was organized in 1835. The township was named after pioneering settler Henry Adams. Salmon Sharp served as the first township supervisor and first postmaster when the Adams post office opened on May 4, 1837. The Adams post office was transferred to North Adams on February 28, 1857.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.05%) is water. The township contains the Adams Township State Game Area.

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is also located in the township just east of the city of Hillsdale.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,498 people, 941 households, and 706 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,036 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.44%

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, 0.52%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.36%

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, 0.12% from

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, and 0.40% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.28% of the population. There were 941 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,708, and the median income for a family was $45,739. Males had a median income of $32,481 versus $24,509 for females. The

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for the township was $19,821. About 2.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the

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, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Adams Township is served by four separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by North Adams-Jerome Schools. The southeast corner of the township is served by Pittsford Area Schools to the southeast in Pittsford. The western portion of the township is served by

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to the west in Hillsdale. A very small portion of the northwest corner of the township is served by

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to the west in Jonesville.

References

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