Adams County, North Dakota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Adams County
state = North Dakota
founded year=1907 [cite book|last =North Dakota Secretary of State|first =| authorlink = North Dakota Secretary of State| coauthors =| title = North Dakota Blue Book| publisher = North Dakota Secretary of State| date = 1995| location = Bismarck| pages = 446| url =| doi =| id =| isbn = ]
seat wl = Hettinger
largest city wl = Hettinger
area_total_sq_mi =989
area_land_sq_mi =988
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.09%
census yr = 2000
pop = 2593
density_km2 =1
web = |

Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,593. The county was named after John Quincy Adams (1848-1919), a railroad official for the Milwaukee Road Railroad and distant relative of U.S. President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848). [Cite book | author=Wick, Douglas A. | authorlink= | coauthors= | title=North Dakota Place Names | date= | publisher=Hedemarken Collectibles | location= | isbn=0-9620968-0-6 | pages= 217] [ [http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History County History] , State of North Dakota] The county seat is Hettinger.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 989 square miles (2,561 km²), of which, 988 square miles (2,559 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Townships

Unorganized Territories

Adjacent counties

*Hettinger County (north)
*Grant County (northeast)
*Sioux County (east)
*Perkins County, South Dakota (south)
*Harding County, South Dakota (southwest)
*Bowman County (west)
*Slope County (northwest)

Major Highways

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Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,593 people, 1,121 households, and 725 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.6 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 1,416 housing units at an average density of 1.4 per square mile (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.50% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.6% were of German, 27.9% Norwegian and 5.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,121 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,079, and the median income for a family was $34,306. Males had a median income of $23,073 versus $18,714 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,425. About 8.5% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Places

Cities

*Bucyrus
*Haynes
*Hettinger
*Reeder"Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size."

Unincorporated Communities

*Petrel
*North Lemmon

References

* [http://www.newberry.org/ahcbp/state_index.html Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]