Adair County, Missouri

administration
The Adair County Courthouse in Kirksville, listed on the NRHP since 1978
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Kirksville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 106 North Washington Street Kirksville, MO 63501-0000
Foundation :	January 29, 1841
Made up from:	Macon County
Area code :	001 660
Demographics
Residents :	25,607 (2010)
Population density :	17.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1475 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : adaircountymissouri.com

The Adair County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 25,607 residents and a population density of 17.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Kirksville , named after Jesse Kirk , an early settler in the area.

geography

The county is located almost in the far north of Missouri and about 25 miles from Iowa . It has an area of 1475 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Adair County:

Putnam County	Schuyler County	Scotland County
Sullivan County		Knox County
Linn County	Macon County

history

J. Adair

Adair County was formed on January 29, 1841 from parts of Macon County. Like Adair County in Kentucky, it was named after John Adair (1757–1840), a former governor of Kentucky and general in the war of 1812 .

The first permanent settlement began in 1828, 25 years after the Louisiana Purchase . Most of the settlers were from Kentucky . The first settlement was about 10 km west of Kirksville, along the Cariton River .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	2283	-
1860	8436	269.5%
1870	11,448	35.7%
1880	15,190	32.7%
1890	17,417	14.7%
1900	21,728	24.8%
1910	22,700	4.5%
1920	21,404	-5.7%
1930	19,436	-9.2%
1940	20,246	4.2%
1950	19,689	-2.8%
1960	20,105	2.1%
1970	22,472	11.8%
1980	24,870	10.7%
1990	24,577	-1.2%
2000	24,977	1.6%
2010	25,607	2.5%
1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Adair County had 25,607 people in 9,584 households. The population density was 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in 9,584 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.0 percent white, 1.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.

19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 31,176 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,098. 26.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.