Adams Township is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 475 at the 2000 census. The largest town in the township is Adams with a population of 800 people.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
History
Adams Township was organized in 1858. By one account, Adams Township was named by an early settler, William Madden, for a friend of his in New York State. By another account, it was named for President John Adams and/or his son, President John Quincy Adams. The first settler, Thomas Knudtson, came in 1855 and built a log house on his claim in Section 2. The first town meeting was held in 1858. The first town meeting was held on the open prairie in section 16, which is approximately one mile south and two miles west of the city of Adams. At this meeting the people of the township elected a township board, a treasurer, a clerk, two justices of the peace and two constables.
Demographics
As of the census