Adams Township, Allen County, Indiana

Adams Township
—  Township  —
Location in Allen County
Coordinates: 41°02′45″N 85°03′02″W / 41.04583°N 85.05056°W / 41.04583; -85.05056Coordinates: 41°02′45″N 85°03′02″W / 41.04583°N 85.05056°W / 41.04583; -85.05056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	32.72 sq mi (84.74 km2)
- Land	32.71 sq mi (84.71 km2)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	31,394
- Density	959.8/sq mi (370.6/km2)
ZIP codes	46774, 46803, 46805, 46806, 46815, 46816
GNIS feature ID	0453073

Adams Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 31,394.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Adams Township covers an area of 32.72 square miles (84.7 km²); of this, 32.71 square miles (84.7 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.04 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Fort Wayne (southeast edge)
• New Haven (majority)

Communities

• Anthony Wayne Village at 41°02′22″N 85°06′20″W / 41.0394926°N 85.1055253°W / 41.0394926; -85.1055253
• Eastland Gardens at 41°01′11″N 85°06′01″W / 41.0197703°N 85.1002473°W / 41.0197703; -85.1002473
• Fairfax at 41°02′31″N 85°05′18″W / 41.0419926°N 85.0883027°W / 41.0419926; -85.0883027
• Meadowbrook at 41°03′37″N 85°02′21″W / 41.0603263°N 85.0391352°W / 41.0603263; -85.0391352
• River Haven at 41°04′39″N 85°03′15″W / 41.0775485°N 85.0541355°W / 41.0775485; -85.0541355
• Sunnymede Woods at 41°03′55″N 85°03′58″W / 41.0653262°N 85.0660801°W / 41.0653262; -85.0660801
• Tanglewood at 41°04′24″N 85°00′16″W / 41.073382°N 85.0044122°W / 41.073382; -85.0044122

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• St. Joseph Township (north)
• Milan Township (northeast)
• Jefferson Township (east)
• Madison Township (southeast)
• Marion Township (south)
• Pleasant Township (southwest)
• Wayne Township (west)

Major highways

• I-469 (Ronald Reagan Expressway)
• US 24
• US 27
• US 30
• SR 930

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Concordia Gardens and Saint John.

School districts

• East Allen County Schools
• Fort Wayne Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 79
• State House District 80
• State House District 81
• State House District 84
• State House District 85
• State Senate District 14
• State Senate District 15

References

• "Adams Township, Allen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453073. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

		St. Joseph Township	Milan Township
	Wayne Township		Jefferson Township
		Adams Township
	Pleasant Township	Marion Township	Madison Township

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