Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana
Wabash Township  | |
|---|---|
![]() Location in Adams County  | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′52″N 84°56′15″W / 40.61444°N 84.93750°W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Adams | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 36.57 sq mi (94.7 km2) | 
| • Land | 36.13 sq mi (93.6 km2) | 
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2) 1.20% | 
| Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) | 
| Population | |
 • Total  | 6,545 | 
| • Density | 172.2/sq mi (66.5/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | 
| ZIP codes | 46711, 46740, 47326  | 
| Area code | 260 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 453962 | 
Wabash Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,545, up from 6,223 at the 2010 census.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.57 square miles (94.7 km2), of which 36.13 square miles (93.6 km2) (or 98.80%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.20%) is water.[3]
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Monroe Township (north)
 - Blue Creek Township (northeast)
 - Jefferson Township (east)
 - Bearcreek Township, Jay County (south)
 - Jackson Township, Jay County (southwest)
 - Hartford Township (west)
 - French Township (northwest)
 
Cemeteries
The township contains these cemeteries: Bunker Hill Amish, Bunker Hill (Baker Family), Collins (Ceylon), Crawford (also known as Rawley or Prairie Burying), Cross/Kross Reformed (Hoffstetter), MRE (Mennonite Reformed Evangelical), Nussbaum Family (no longer exists), Riverside, Snow, Studebaker, and Westlawn (Pyle).
Major highways
Rivers
Lakes
- Rainbow Lake
 
Landmarks
- Lehman Park
 
School districts
- South Adams Schools
 
Political districts
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
 - State House District 79
 - State Senate District 19
 
References
- "Wabash 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
 
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
 - ^ "Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
 - ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wabash township, Adams County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
 

