Hettinger, the county seat and the largest city in Adams County, is in Hettinger Township.

Hettinger was named by American surveyor general E.A.

Williams after his father-in-law, Mathias Hettinger.

[3] According to the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the township was 96.41% White, 2.05% Black, 0.51% Asian, 0.51% Hispanic of any race, and 1.03% multiracial.

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