Adams County, Iowa

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Adams County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Corning
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 28,
Corning, IA 50841-0028
Foundation : January 15, 1851
Made up from: Pottawattamie County
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 4029  (2010)
Population density : 3.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1102 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Adams County within Iowa
Website : www.adamscountyia.com

The Adams County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 the county had 4,029 residents and a population density of 3.7 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population decreased to 3894. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Corning .

geography

The county is located in southwest Iowa and has an area of ​​1,102 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Adams County:

Cass County Adair County
Montgomery County Compass card (de) .svg Union County
Page County Taylor County Ringgold County

history

John Adams
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 1533 -
1870 4614 201%
1880 11,888 157.7%
1890 12,292 3.4%
1900 13,601 10.6%
1910 10,998 -19.1%
1920 10,521 -4.3%
1930 10,437 -0.8%
1940 10.156 -2.7%
1950 8753 -13.8%
1960 7468 -14.7%
1970 6322 -15.3%
1980 5731 -9.3%
1990 4866 -15.1%
2000 4482 -7.9%
2010 4029 -10.1%
2013 estimate 3894 -3.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Adams County was formed on January 15, 1851 from parts of Pottawattamie County. It was named either after John Adams (1735-1826), the second President of the United States (1797-1801).

The original size of the county was later reduced by the formation of Montgomery Counties and Union Counties . The first county seat was in Quincy. In 1872 the seat was moved to Corning.

population

As of the 2010 census , Adams County had 4,029 people in 1,914 households. The population density was 3.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.12 people lived in the 1,914 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.

21.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 38,191  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,835. 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Adams County localities

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Taylor County

structure

Adams County is divided into 12 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Carl Township 149    19-90471
Colony Township 174    19-90780
Douglas Township 158    19-91020
Grant Township 201    19-91626
Jasper Township 398    19-92193
Lincoln Township 79    19-92517
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Mercer Township 153    19-92916
Nodaway Township 235    19-93120
Prescott Township 424    19-93504
Quincy Township 1779    19-93531
Union Township 144    19-94164
Washington Township 135    19-94446

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adams County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Adams County, IA. Retrieved September 19, 2014
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 19, 2014
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  6. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 94 ° 42 ′  W