Adams Township is a township in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,082.
Adams Township is named for Stephen Adams, who was instrumental in the organization of this township.
Adams Township covers an area of and contains a portion of the city of De Soto on the township's eastern border.
Bear Creek, Coal Creek and Panther Creek run through this township.
According to the USGS, Adams Township contains four cemeteries: Ellis, Longmire, McKibben, and Panther Creek.