Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Not to be confused with Adams, Indiana or Adams County, Indiana.

Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 495 (down from 516 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 211 housing units.

Adams Township
Township
Location of Adams Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°42′13″N 86°36′39″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Carroll
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.99 sq mi (67.3 km2)
• Land	25.67 sq mi (66.5 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [1]	699 ft (213 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	495
• Density	19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
FIPS code	18-00316[3]
GNIS feature ID	453074

History

Adams Township was organized in 1828.^[5]

The Burris House and Potawatomi Spring, Carrollton Bridge, and Wabash and Erie Canal Culvert No. 100 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.99 square miles (67.3 km²), of which 25.67 square miles (66.5 km²) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) (or 1.23%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

• Lockport

Adjacent townships

• Jackson Township, White County (north)
• Jefferson Township, Cass County (northeast)
• Clinton Township, Cass County (east)
• Liberty (east)
• Rock Creek (southeast)
• Deer Creek (south)
• Tippecanoe (southwest)
• Jefferson (west)
• Lincoln Township, White County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Great Eastern, Johnson City and Seceder.

Education

Adams Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.^[7]