Blue Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,540. The majority of the Township, some two thirds, speak an

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dialect, as their mother tongue.''Blue Creek Township: Languages''
at statisticalatlas.com.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions
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Demographics

Unincorporated towns

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Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Blue Creek Amish, Sipe (no longer exists), Tricker (Blue Creek), and Willard (Mt. Hope).

School districts

* Adams Central Community Schools * South Adams Schools

Political districts

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* State House District 79 * State Senate District 19

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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