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Adams, Indiana

Adams
Adams is located in Indiana
Adams
Adams
Adams is located in the United States
Adams
Adams
Coordinates: 39°22′57″N 85°33′41″W / 39.38250°N 85.56139°W / 39.38250; -85.56139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipAdams
Elevation886 ft (270 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
175
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-00352[2]
GNIS feature ID2830349[1]

Adams is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

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Adams was laid out in 1855, soon after the railroad was extended to that point.[3] It was named after the township it is in.[4]

In 1890, the population was estimated at 400 residents.[5] In 1900, the population was 414.[6]

By 1920, the population was 404.[7] The population was 275 in 1940.[8]

Demographics

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The United States Census Bureau delineated Adams as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 105.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name comes from Adams Township, in which it is located.
  5. Cram, George Franklin (1891). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 364.
  6. Cram, George F. (1900). Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled. J. R. Gray & Company. p. 134.
  7. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 185.
  8. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 264.
  9. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.