Named for John Adams Congressional district 3rd Website www.adamscountyia.com Founded 12 March 1853 County seat Corning | Largest city Corning Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Area 1,103 km² Population 3,894 (2013) Unemployment rate 2.9% (Apr 2015) | |
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Cities Corning, Nodaway, Prescott, Nodaway Township, Carbon Rivers Rose Branch, East Fork East Nodaway River, Platte River | ||
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,029, making it Iowa's least-populated county. Its county seat is Corning.
Contents
- Map of Adams County IA USA
- Adams county iowa an iowa great place
- History
- Geography
- Major highways
- Adjacent counties
- Demographics
- Cities
- Population ranking
- References
Map of Adams County, IA, USA
Adams county iowa an iowa great place
History
Adams County was established by the state legislature in 1851 and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams, or his son, the sixth President, John Quincy Adams (sources differ). The county was finally organized and separated from Pottawattamie County on March 12, 1853. Its original size was later reduced by the creation of Montgomery and Union counties.
The first county seat was Quincy. In 1872, it was moved to Corning.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 426 square miles (1,100 km2), of which 423 square miles (1,100 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.5%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 4,029 people, 1,715 households, and 1,126 families residing in the county. The population density was 9.5 inhabitants per square mile (3.7/km2). There were 2,010 housing units at an average density of 4.7 per square mile (1.8/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 33.6% were German, 15.9% were Irish, 14.7% were English, and 4.9% were American.
Of the 1,715 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 46.7 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,368 and the median income for a family was $52,782. Males had a median income of $33,505 versus $25,332 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,549. About 6.0% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.
Cities
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Adams County.
† county seat