Official Name: | Adams Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dallas |
Area Total Km2: | 103.24 |
Area Land Km2: | 103.17 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 39.86 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 39.83 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1082 |
Population Density Km2: | 10.5 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 27.2 |
Elevation M: | 287 |
Elevation Ft: | 942 |
Coordinates: | 41.5567°N -94.0692°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0467372 |
Adams Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,082.
Adams Township is named for Stephen Adams, who was instrumental in the organization of this township.[1]
Adams Township covers an area of 39.86sqmi and contains a portion of the city of De Soto on the township's eastern border. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Ellis, Longmire, McKibben and Panther Creek.
The streams of Bear Creek, Coal Creek and Panther Creek run through this township.