History · Adams

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Adams Township is one of thirty-seven townships in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,619.

Adams was established in 1849. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,646 people in 2010, 1,619 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1966.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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