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Adams Township
Indiana›Carroll County

Adams TownshipIN

A town of 511.

7 bordering townsMap →
Wabash and Erie Canal Culvert #100 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Adams Township

Adams Township, IN · Wabash and Erie Canal Culvert #100 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain

Is Adams Township a good place to live?

Adams Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Adams Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Burris House and Potawatomi Spring and Lockport Wabash River Bridge. Adams Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

511 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Rock Creek TownshipLincoln TownshipLiberty TownshipIdavilleJefferson TownshipJefferson TownshipJackson TownshipRock Creek TownshipLincoln TownshipLiberty TownshipIdavilleJefferson TownshipJefferson TownshipJackson TownshipAdams Township
Burris House and Potawatomi Spring
Burris House and Potawatomi Spring · National Register of Historic Places
Adams Township’s story

Adams Township in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1838 and a map from 1962 on.

3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Adams Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Adams Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Adams Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTwin Lakes School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCarroll County Circuit Court ClerkCarroll County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes47926, 46923, 47950, 4694747926 60% · 46923 26% · 47950 9% · 46947 5%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Adams Township.

Work & commute

Adams Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

2.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Adams Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Lafayette (23%), Monticello (9%) and Indianapolis (8%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

0%work in town
Adams TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.3%10%9.6%
Median household income$84,000$71,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Adams Township0%
Lafayette23%
Monticello9%
Indianapolis8%
West Lafayette6%
25 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Adams Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Adams Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Adams Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Adams Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Adams Township is

Adams Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 44% of adults have obesity in Adams Township.

Adams TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)44%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%39%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%17%14%
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outAdams TownshipIN
More adults with COPD9.7%8.1%
More adults with heart disease8%6.8%
More adults who have had cancer9.6%8.3%
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital
9.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Wabash and Erie Canal and 12 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Adams Township. Close and well known come first.

All 23 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Adams Township

16pages on Adams Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Adams Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Adams Township for work

Where Adams Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Lafayette Lafayette 23% 9% → Monticello Monticello 9% 8% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 8% 6% → West Lafayette West Lafayette 6% 5% → Deer Creek Township Deer Creek Township 5% 4% → Logansport Logansport 4% Adams Township · 0% stay
7jobs based in Adams Township
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

3 places in Adams Township on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

About Adams Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 495 (down from 516 at 2010) and it contained 211 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
699 ft

Questions about Adams Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Adams Township, IN a good place to live?

Adams Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.