Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana

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Wabash Township
Location of Wabash Township in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°36′52″N 84°56′15″W / 40.61444, -84.9375
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Adams
Area
- Total	36.56 sq mi (94.68 km²)
- Land	36.3 sq mi (94.03 km²)
- Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km²)
Elevation [1]	823 ft (251 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,854
- Density	161.25/sq mi (62.26/km²)
FIPS code	18-79262[2]
GNIS feature ID	453962

Wabash Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5854.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Major highways 1.5 Cemeteries 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Wabash Township covers an area of 36.56 square miles; 0.25 square miles (0.68 percent) of this is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Berne (south half)
• Geneva

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Ceylon

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Monroe Township (north)
• Blue Creek Township (northeast)
• Jefferson Township (east)
• Wabash Township, Jay County (southeast)
• Bearcreek Township, Jay County (south)
• Jackson Township, Jay County (southwest)
• Hartford Township (west)
• French Township (northwest)

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 27
• Indiana State Road 116
• Indiana State Road 218

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Bunker Hill, Collins, Crawford, Daugherty, Snow, Studebaker and Westlawn.

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Adams County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Indiana County seat: Decatur Cities and towns Berne | Decatur | Geneva | Monroe Townships Blue Creek | French | Hartford | Jefferson | Kirkland | Monroe | Preble | Root | St. Marys | Union | Wabash | Washington Unincorporated communities Ceylon | Coppess Corner | Elm Tree Crossroads | Honduras | Linn Grove | Magley | Monmouth | Perryville | Peterson | Pleasant Mills | Preble | Rivare | Williams