Adams County, Mississippi

administration
Adams County Courthouse
US state :	Mississippi
Administrative headquarters :	Natchez
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1008 Natchez, MS 39121-1008
Foundation :	April 2, 1799
Made up from:	Natchez District
Area code :	001 601
Demographics
Residents :	32,297 (2010)
Population density :	27.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1259 km²
Water surface :	67 km²
map

The Adams County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Mississippi . In 2010 , the county had 32,297 residents and a population density of 27.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Natchez , named after the Indian word for forests .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southwest of Mississippi, borders Louisiana to the west , separated by the Mississippi , which forms the natural border. It has an area of 1259 square kilometers, of which 67 square kilometers are water. The following counties and parishes border Adams County:

Tensas Parish	Jefferson County
		Franklin County
Concordia Parish	Wilkinson County

history

John Adams

Adams County was formed on April 2, 1799 from the Natchez District. It was the first county to be formed in the Mississippi Territory ; 18 years before Mississippi was incorporated as a state. It was named after John Adams , the second President of the United States. Subsequently, four Mississippi governors came from Adams County: David Holmes , George Poindexter , John A. Quitman and Gerard Brandon .

In Adams County there is a National Historical Park , the Natchez National Historical Park . 13 places have the status of a National Historic Landmark . A total of 118 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 31, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	4660	-
1810	10,002	114.6%
1820	12,076	20.7%
1830	14,937	23.7%
1840	19,434	30.1%
1850	18.601	-4.3%
1860	20,165	8.4%
1870	19,084	-5.4%
1880	22,649	18.7%
1890	26,031	14.9%
1900	30.111	15.7%
1910	25,265	-16.1%
1920	22,183	-12.2%
1930	23,564	6.2%
1940	27,238	15.6%
1950	32,256	18.4%
1960	37,730	17%
1970	37.293	-1.2%
1980	38.035	2%
1990	35,356	-7%
2000	34,340	-2.9%
2010	32,297	-5.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Ruins of the Elizabeth Female Academy , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Adams County had 32,297 people in 12,074 households. The population density was 27.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.61 people each in the 12,074 households.

The racial the population was composed of 44.3 percent white, 53.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 6.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 26,784 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,249. 31.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.