Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Blue Creek Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:24.3
Area Land Sq Mi:24.3
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1540
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:249
Elevation Ft:817
Coordinates:40.6997°N -84.8367°W
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46711, 46733, 46772
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453116

Blue Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,540.[1] 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, all land.[4]

Demographics

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Blue Creek Amish, Sipe (no longer exists), Tricker (Blue Creek), and Willard (Mt. Hope).

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . November 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|453116}} Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana ]. . . February 15, 2020.
  3. http://statisticalatlas.com/county-subdivision/Indiana/Adams-County/Blue-Creek-Township/Languages Blue Creek Township: Languages
  4. https://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/gc021x2.pdf 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions

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