Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana

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Blue Creek Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 84°50′12″W / 40.69972°N 84.83667°W / 40.69972; -84.83667Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 84°50′12″W / 40.69972°N 84.83667°W / 40.69972; -84.83667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAdams
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Land24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,440
 • Density59.3/sq mi (22.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46711, 46733, 46772
GNIS feature ID453116

Blue Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,440.[2] The majority of the Township, some two thirds, speak an Amish form of Bernese German, a Swiss German dialect, as their mother tongue.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.3 square miles (63 km2), all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Major highways

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

References

  • "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blue Creek township, Adams County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Blue Creek Township: Languages at statisticalatlas.com.
  4. ^ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)

External links

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