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From Wikipedia’s history of Adams Township.
Adams was founded in 1905. Adams is twinned with Bulwick, Northamptonshire.
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History · Adams Township
Adams Township dates to 1905, and 100% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 1910.
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Quick answers
How Adams Township began
When was Adams Township founded?
1905
Adams Township dates its founding to 1905 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.
First census: 338 in 19102020 census: 46121 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓
What stands out about Adams Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Adams Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.People over time
Adams Township, census by census
Peaked at 411 in 1950; 127 people lived here in 2020.
12 censuses, 1910–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Adams Township’s Wikipedia page.
Timeline
Adams Township, 1905 to 1972
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 20th century
- 1905FoundingAdams Township is established
- 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 411
- 1972
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Adams Township on the map, 1972 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Adams Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1972Fairdale sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Adams Township.
Places that used to be
Places now gone and burying grounds
Gone or out of use
Skyrud Skywayairport
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Adams Township
German LutheranGustavus AdolphusWest Adams
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Adams Township’s history
What year was Adams Township founded?
In 1905, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 338 people here.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.