Adams County, Ohio

Adams County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 27,330. It is after, the second. Its is.

Government
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The Adams County Public Library serves the communities of Adams County, Ohio from its administrative location in and branches in, , and.

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.

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

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (47/sq mi). There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.77%, 0.18% or , 0.68% , 0.12% , 0.03% , 0.11% from , and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,501 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were 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 for the county was $14,515. About 12.80% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the, including 20.30% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * John Albert Cockerill, (1845-1896), born in Adams County, journalist and editor, awarded by the.
 * , (1824-1901), born in Adams County, noted physician and medical missionary; founder of the first hospital for the insane in, at.
 * , (1847-1895), born in Adams County, United States Congressman from Ohio and.