Adams County, North Dakota

Adams County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 2,593. Its name is in honor of the sixth,. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,561 (989 ). 2,559 km² (988 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.09%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,593 people, 1,121 households, and 725 families residing in the county. The was 1.0/km² (2.6/sq mi). There were 1,416 housing units at an average density of 0.6/km² (1.4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.50%, 0.54% or , 0.31% , 0.15% , 0.04% , 0.12% from , and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,121 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,079, and the median income for a family was $34,306. Males had a median income of $23,073 versus $18,714 for females. The for the county was $18,425. About 8.5% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Cities
Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.