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Adams Township
Township
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Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 85°37′10″W / 39.99444°N 85.61944°W / 39.99444; -85.61944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.07 sq mi (93.4 km)
• Land	36.05 sq mi (93.4 km)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km)  0.06%
Elevation	938 ft (286 m)
Population
• Total	3,957
• Density	108/sq mi (42/km)
ZIP codes	46013, 46017, 46056, 46064, 47356
GNIS feature ID	0453078

Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, 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 36.07 square miles (93.4 km), of which 36.05 square miles (93.4 km) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km) (or 0.06%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Anderson (southeast edge)
• Markleville

Unincorporated towns

• Alliance at 40°02′00″N 85°39′00″W / 40.033376°N 85.649976°W / 40.033376; -85.649976
• Emporia at 40°00′16″N 85°38′02″W / 40.004488°N 85.633865°W / 40.004488; -85.633865
• New Columbus at 40°01′08″N 85°39′21″W / 40.018932°N 85.65581°W / 40.018932; -85.65581

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Capp, Collier, Gilmore, Peewee and Walker.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• Indiana State Road 38

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

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 37
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Census Bureau profile: Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. ^ "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.
3. Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 669.
4. "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

External links

• City-Data.com page for Adams Township
• Adams Township History Page

v t e Places adjacent to Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana
Anderson Township Union Township Fall Creek Township Adams Township Fall Creek Township, Henry County Harrison Township, Henry County Brown Township, Hancock County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Anderson
Cities	Alexandria Anderson Elwood‡
Towns	Chesterfield‡ Country Club Heights Edgewood Frankton Ingalls Lapel Markleville Orestes Pendleton River Forest Summitville Woodlawn Heights
Townships	Adams Anderson Boone Duck Creek Fall Creek Green Jackson Lafayette Monroe Pipe Creek Richland Stony Creek Union Van Buren
CDPs	Fishersburg Perkinsville
Other communities	Alfont Alliance Bloomer Dundee Emporia Florida Hamilton Hardscrabble Huntsville Leisure Linwood Moonville New Columbus Prosperity Rigdon Sunview
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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• Townships in Madison County, Indiana
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