Adams County, Iowa

Adams County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 4,482. According to the it is the  in  with the fewest residents. Its is.

History
Adams County was established by the in  and named in honor of the second, , or his son, the sixth ,  (sources differ). The county was finally organized and separated from on,. Its original size was later reduced by the creation of and.

Geography
According to the, the has a total area of 1,102  (425 ). 1,097 km² (424 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.44%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 34.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 25.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 148.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (northwest)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,482 people, 1,867, and 1,235 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 2,109 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.91%, 0.07% or , 0.45% , 0.18% , 0.04% from , and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,867 out of which 28.00% had  under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were  living together, 5.50% had a  householder with no  present, and 33.80% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,453, and the median income for a family was $40,030. Males had a median income of $26,510 versus $20,645 for females. The for the county was $15,550. About 6.40% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.