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]
Blue Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Adams County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 84°50′12″W / 40.69972°N 84.83667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Adams |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.3 sq mi (63 km2) |
| • Land | 24.3 sq mi (63 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,540 |
| • Density | 63/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46711, 46733, 46772 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453116 |
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.3 square miles (63 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,217 | 0.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,168 | −4.0% | |
| 1920 | 929 | −20.5% | |
| 1930 | 726 | −21.9% | |
| 1940 | 780 | 7.4% | |
| 1950 | 725 | −7.1% | |
| 1960 | 692 | −4.6% | |
| 1970 | 728 | 5.2% | |
| 1980 | 813 | 11.7% | |
| 1990 | 873 | 7.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,195 | 36.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,440 | 20.5% | |
| 2020 | 1,540 | 6.9% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 1,579 | [1] | 2.5% |
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Unincorporated towns
editMajor highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains the following cemeteries: Blue Creek Amish, Sipe (no longer exists), Tricker (Blue Creek), and Willard (Mt. Hope).
School districts
edit- Adams Central Community Schools
- South Adams Schools
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 19
References
edit- "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Blue Creek Township: Languages at statisticalatlas.com.
- ^ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana". www.stats.indiana.edu. StatsIndiana. Retrieved November 20, 2022.