Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana

Wabash Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.^[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,545, up from 6,223 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Wabash Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°36′52″N 84°56′15″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Adams
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.57 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Land	36.13 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.20%
Elevation	823 ft (251 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	6,545
• Density	172.2/sq mi (66.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46711, 46740, 47326
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453962

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.57 square miles (94.7 km²), of which 36.13 square miles (93.6 km²) (or 98.80%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.20%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

• Berne (south half)
• Geneva

Unincorporated towns

• Ceylon

Adjacent townships

• Monroe Township (north)
• Blue Creek Township (northeast)
• Jefferson Township (east)
• Bearcreek Township, Jay County (south)
• Jackson Township, Jay County (southwest)
• Hartford Township (west)
• French Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Bunker Hill Amish, Bunker Hill (Baker Family), Collins (Ceylon), Crawford (also known as Rawley or Prairie Burying), Cross/Kross Reformed (Hoffstetter), MRE (Mennonite Reformed Evangelical), Nussbaum Family (no longer exists), Riverside, Snow, Studebaker, and Westlawn (Pyle).

Major highways

• US 27
• SR 116
• SR 218

Rivers

• Wabash River

Lakes

• Rainbow Lake

Landmarks

• Lehman Park

School districts

• South Adams Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 79
• State Senate District 19