| Official Name: | Root 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: | 35.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.34 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 6033 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 125.3 |
| Elevation M: | 248 |
| Elevation Ft: | 814 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8789°N -84.9422°W |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 46733 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 453812 |
Root Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,033, up from 4,443 at the 2010 census.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.63%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water.[4]
The township contains these cemeteries: Alpha, Evans Family, Kunkel Family, Monmouth, Pleasant Valley, Reynolds, St. Joseph Catholic, St. Peter Lutheran, Union Chapel Methodist and United Brethren.