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Blue Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,440.[2] 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
Township
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°41′59″N 84°50′12″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  (2010)
• Total	1,440
• Density	59.3/sq mi (22.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46711, 46733, 46772
GNIS feature ID	453116

Geography

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

Unincorporated towns

• Salem

Major highways

• SR 124
• SR 218

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Blue Creek Amish, Sipe (no longer exists), Tricker (Blue Creek), and Willard (Mt. Hope).

School districts

• Adams Central Community Schools
• South Adams Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 79
• State Senate District 19

References

• "Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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