Adams County, Ohio

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Adams County, Ohio
Map
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	July 10, 1797^[1]
Seat	West Union
Largest village	West Union
Area - Total - Land - Water	586 sq mi (1,517 km²) 584 sq mi (1,517 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.32%
Population - (2000) - Density	27,330 47/sq mi (18/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Named for: John Adams

Adams County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 27,330. It is named after John Adams, the second President of the United States.^[2] Its county seat is West Union.^[3]

1 Government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Localities
5 Notable residents
6 References
7 External links

Government

Main article: Ohio county government

The Adams County Public Library serves the communities of Adams County, Ohio from its administrative location in West Union and branches in Manchester, Peebles, and Seaman.

In 2005, the library system loaned more than 264,000 items to its 14,000 cardholders. Total holdings (as of 2005) were over 101,000 volumes with over 250 periodical subscriptions.^[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 586 square miles (1,517 km²). 584 square miles (1,512 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.32%) is water. It includes many parks and preserves including one of Ohio's greatest archeological wonders, the Serpent Mound at the Serpent Mound State Memorial in Locust Grove, Ohio. Serpent Mound lends its name to the Serpent Mound crater, the eroded remnant of a huge ancient meteorite impact crater.

Adjacent counties

Highland County (north)
Pike County (northeast)
Scioto County (east)
Lewis County, Kentucky (south)
Mason County, Kentucky (southwest)
Brown County (west)

Demographics

Adams County Population by year^[1]
2000 27,330 1990 25,371 1980 24,328 1970 18,957 1960 19,982 1950 20,499 1940 21,705 1930 20,381 1920 22,403 1910 24,755 1900 26,328 1890 26,093 1880 24,005 1870 20,750 1860 20,309 1850 18,883 1840 13,183 1830 12,281 1820 10,406 1810 9,434 1800 3,432

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.77% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.5% were of American, 19.8% German, 11.7% Irish and 8.9% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 10,501 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,315, and the median income for a family was $34,714. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,433 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,515. About 12.80% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.30% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

Localities

Map of Adams County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Municipalities

Rome
Seaman

Townships

Other localities

Bentonville
Blue Creek
Lynx
Tranquility

Notable residents

John Albert Cockerill, (1845-1896), born in Adams County, journalist and editor, awarded Third Order of Sacred Treasure by the Emperor of Japan.^[6]
John Glasgow Kerr, (1824-1901), born in Adams County, noted physician and medical missionary; founder of the first hospital for the insane in China, at Canton, China.^[6]
John P. Leedom, (1847-1895), born in Adams County, United States Congressman from Ohio and Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ohio County Profiles: Adams County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
^ "Adams County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ "2005 Ohio Public Library Statistics:Statistics by County and Town". State Library of Ohio. Retrieved on November 6, 2006.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.

External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Ohio

County seat: West Union

Villages	Cherry Fork \| Manchester \| Peebles \| Rome \| Seaman \| West Union \| Winchester

Townships	Bratton \| Brush Creek \| Franklin \| Green \| Jefferson \| Liberty \| Manchester \| Meigs \| Monroe \| Oliver \| Scott \| Sprigg \| Tiffin \| Wayne \| Winchester

Unincorporated communities	Bentonville \| Blue Creek \| Lynx