Adams TownshipIN
A town of 1,245. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Adams Township a good place to live?
The best of Adams Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Adams Township, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 29 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score higher on civic life. Adams Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Adams Township stand out
Where Adams Township beats most towns.
1,245 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Adams Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Adams Township is from typical.
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Moving to Adams Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adams Township, and how to reach them.
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.
Adams Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.9% of working residents work locally in Adams Township, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Adams Township has added 70 jobs, to 108 in 2023. Adams Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes.
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Adams Township’s schools trail 56% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Eminence Community School Corp. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eminence Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 111 | B− |
| Eminence Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 148 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Adams Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Adams Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adams Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Adams Township is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Adams Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 40% of Adams Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Adams Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Adams Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Adams Township
About 1 of every 100 Adams Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Adams Township for work
Where Adams Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Adams Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,194 and it contained 502 housing units.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 748 ft
Questions about Adams Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Adams Township, IN a good place to live?
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Adams Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.