Adams Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Madison County,
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, 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 (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
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Indiana State Road 38
State Road 38 (SR 38) in the U.S. state of Indiana serves as a connection between Lafayette in the west and Richmond in the east.
Route description
SR 38 begins in Lafayette at the intersections of Sagamore Parkway and Main Stre ...
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 5th congressional district
* State House District 37
* State Senate District 25
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
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Townships in Madison County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana