| Official Name: | Adams Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Adams Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Houghton |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Gerald Heikkinen |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 123.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 122.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.2 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 47.7 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 47.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2540 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 441 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1447 |
| Coordinates: | 47.0592°N -88.6625°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49905 (Atlantic Mine) 49916 (Chassell) 49931 (Houghton) 49955 (Painesdale) 49963 (South Range) 49965 (Toivola) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-00320[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625801 |
Adams Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,540.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.7sqmi, of which 47.2sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.01%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,747 people, 1,011 households, and 630 families residing in the township. The population density was 58.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,160 housing units at an average density of 24.6 per square mile (9.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 92.61% White, 5.17% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population. 47.1% were of Finnish, 8.6% Italian, 7.8% German and 5.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 1,011 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,776, and the median income for a family was $35,903. Males had a median income of $26,739 versus $20,099 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,741. About 8.0% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.
