Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°41′59″N 84°50′12″W / 40.69972°N 84.83667°W / 40.69972; -84.83667 (2020)[1]
46711, 46733, 46772
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 24.3 square miles (63 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,217 | 0.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,168 | −4.0% | |
| 1920 | 929 | −20.5% | |
| 1930 | 726 | −21.9% | |
| 1940 | 780 | 7.4% | |
| 1950 | 725 | −7.1% | |
| 1960 | 692 | −4.6% | |
| 1970 | 728 | 5.2% | |
| 1980 | 813 | 11.7% | |
| 1990 | 873 | 7.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,195 | 36.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,440 | 20.5% | |
| 2020 | 1,540 | 6.9% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 1,579 | [1] | 2.5% |
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Unincorporated towns
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
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 19
References
- "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Blue Creek Township: Languages at statisticalatlas.com.
- ^ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana". www.stats.indiana.edu. StatsIndiana. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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