Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°16′25″N 85°8′40″W / 39.27361°N 85.14444°W / 39.27361; -85.14444CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRipleyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total43.79 sq mi (113.4 km²) • Land43.26 sq mi (112.0 km²) • Water0.54 sq mi (1.4 km²)Elevation

^[1]

984 ft (300 m)Population

(2020)

• Total5,165 • Density120/sq mi (46/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code812FIPS code18-00478^[2]GNIS feature ID453081

Adams Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,165 (up from 5,119 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 2,135 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,328	—
1900	2,208	−5.2%
1910	2,066	−6.4%
1920	1,988	−3.8%
1930	1,984	−0.2%
1940	1,971	−0.7%
1950	1,865	−5.4%
1960	2,331	25.0%
1970	2,733	17.2%
1980	3,385	23.9%
1990	3,553	5.0%
2000	4,325	21.7%
2010	5,119	18.4%
2020	5,165	0.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.79 square miles (113.4 km²), of which 43.26 square miles (112.0 km²) (or 98.79%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²) (or 1.23%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Batesville (partial)
Sunman

Unincorporated towns

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".