Adams County, Indiana

Adams County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 33,625. The is.

History
Adams County was created by statute on February 7, 1835 and organized March 1, 1836. Its name honors the sixth,. The site of the county seat was chosen May 18, 1836.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 880 (340 ). 879 km² (339 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 33,625 people, 11,818 households, and 8,662 families residing in the county. The was 38/km² (99/sq mi). There were 12,404 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.31%, 0.14% or , 0.17% , 0.20% , 0.03% , 1.47% from , and 0.68% from two or more races. 3.32% of the population were or  of any race. 40.1% were of, 15.0% , 14.2% , 6.4% and 6.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 11,818 households out of which 37.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $46,749. Males had a median income of $32,332 versus $23,119 for females. The for the county was $16,704. About 6.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated communities

 * Bobo
 * Ceylon
 * Curryville
 * Linn Grove
 * Magley
 * Monmouth
 * Peterson
 * Pleasant Mills
 * Preble
 * Salem

Education
Public schools in Adams County are administered by, and.