Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana

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Blue Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana.svg
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°41′59″N84°50′12″W / 40.69972°N 84.83667°W / 40.69972; -84.83667
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Adams
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Land24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
1,540
 • Density63/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46711, 46733, 46772
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID 453116

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]

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.3 square miles (63 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,212—
1900 1,2170.4%
1910 1,168−4.0%
1920 929−20.5%
1930 726−21.9%
1940 7807.4%
1950 725−7.1%
1960 692−4.6%
1970 7285.2%
1980 81311.7%
1990 8737.4%
2000 1,19536.9%
2010 1,44020.5%
2020 1,5406.9%
2021 (est.)1,579 [1] 2.5%
[5]

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

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 3 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ Blue Creek Township: Languages at statisticalatlas.com.
  4. ↑ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana". www.stats.indiana.edu. StatsIndiana. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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