Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana

Blue Creek Township
Township

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
Country United States
State Indiana
County Adams
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Land 24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 817 ft (249 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,440
 • Density 59.3/sq mi (22.9/km2)
ZIP codes 46711, 46733, 46772
GNIS feature ID 0453116

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

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.3 square miles (63 km2), all land.[3]

Extinct towns

  • Salem

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. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blue Creek township, Adams County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Blue Creek Township: Languages at statisticalatlas.com.
  3. ↑ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)
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