Adams County, Pennsylvania

Adams County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 91,292. It was created on, from part of  and named in honor of the second ,. Its is.

Pennsylvania State Senate

 * , Republican,

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,351 (522 ). 1,347 km² (520 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.29%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 91,292 people, 33,652 households, and 24,767 families residing in the county. The was 68/km² (176/sq mi). There were 35,831 housing units at an average density of 27/km² (69/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.39%, 1.21% or , 0.20% , 0.49% , 0.02% , 1.71% from , and 0.97% from two or more races. 3.64% of the population were or  of any race. 42.7% were of, 14.1% , 8.5% and 7.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 33,652 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following boroughs and townships are located in Adams County:

Census-designated places
s are geographical areas designated by the for the purposes of compiling demographic data, but are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Public School Districts

 * Conewago Valley School District
 * Fairfield Area School District
 * Upper Adams School District
 * Upper Adams School District
 * Upper Adams School District
 * Upper Adams School District

Notable residents

 * , born in Adams County, from
 * (1787-1844), born in Adams County, United States Congressman
 * and ; their retirement home outside Gettysburg is preserved as.
 * Alpha Jefferson Kynett, (1829-1899), born in Adams County, noted  and leader of the.

Recreation
There is one in Adams County.
 * is named for an iron furnace that was owned by . Part of this park is in neighboring Franklin County. It is just off between  and.