Adams County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
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of
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of 2000, the population was 27,330. It is named after
John AdamsJohn Adams was an American politician and the second President of the United States , after being the first Vice President for two terms. He is regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.Adams came to prominence in the early stages of the American Revolution...
, the second
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. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
West UnionWest Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,903 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adams County....
.
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 586 square miles (1,517 km²). 584 square miles (1,512 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.32%) is water. It includes many parks and preserves including one of Ohio's greatest archeological wonders, the
Serpent MoundThe Great Serpent Mound is a 1,330-foot-long, three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound located on a plateau of the Serpent Mound crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, Ohio. Maintained within a park by the Ohio Historical Society, it has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the...
at the Serpent Mound State Memorial in Locust Grove, Ohio.
Adams County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of 2000, the population was 27,330. It is named after
John AdamsJohn Adams was an American politician and the second President of the United States , after being the first Vice President for two terms. He is regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.Adams came to prominence in the early stages of the American Revolution...
, the second
President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
West UnionWest Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,903 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adams County....
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 586 square miles (1,517 km²). 584 square miles (1,512 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.32%) is water. It includes many parks and preserves including one of Ohio's greatest archeological wonders, the
Serpent MoundThe Great Serpent Mound is a 1,330-foot-long, three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound located on a plateau of the Serpent Mound crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, Ohio. Maintained within a park by the Ohio Historical Society, it has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the...
at the Serpent Mound State Memorial in Locust Grove, Ohio. Serpent Mound lends its name to the
Serpent Mound craterSerpent Mound crater, also known as the Serpent Mound Disturbance, is an eroded meteorite impact crater in Ohio, United States. It lies largely in Adams County, with the northern part mostly in Highland County, except for a small northeast part in Pike County.It is classified as a complex crater...
, the eroded remnant of a huge ancient meteorite impact crater.
Adjacent counties
- Highland County
Highland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 40,875. Its county seat is Hillsboro and is named for the topography which is hilly and divides the watersheds of the Little Miami and Scioto Rivers. A common misconception is that Hillsboro was...
(north)
- Pike County
Pike County is a county located in the Appalachian region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 27,695. Its county seat is Waverly and is named for explorer Zebulon Pike.-History:...
(northeast)
- Scioto County
Scioto County is a county located in the south central region of the state of Ohio, United States at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the population was 79,195. It is named for an Indian word referring to deer or deer-hunting, and its county seat is Portsmouth....
(east)
- Lewis County, Kentucky
Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 14,092. Its county seat is Vanceburg. The county is named for Meriwether Lewis.Lewis County is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistical Area....
(south)
- Mason County, Kentucky
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 16,800. Its county seat is Maysville. The county is named for George Mason, a Virginia delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights"...
(southwest)
- Brown County
Brown County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 42,285. Its county seat is Georgetown. It is named for Major General Jacob Brown, an officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane....
(west)
Demographics
Adams County
Population by year
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2000 27,330
1990 25,371
1980 24,328
1970 18,957
1960 19,982
1950 20,499
1940 21,705
1930 20,381
1920 22,403
1910 24,755
1900 26,328
1890 26,093
1880 24,005
1870 20,750
1860 20,309
1850 18,883
1840 13,183
1830 12,281
1820 10,406
1810 9,434
1800 3,432
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As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 47 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.77%
WhiteRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.18%
BlackRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.68%
Native AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.12%
AsianRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.03%
Pacific IslanderRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.11% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were
HispanicRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
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of any race. 38.5% were of
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, 19.8%
GermanThe German people are an ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent, and speaking the German language as a mother tongue. Within Germany, Germans are defined by citizenship , distinguished from people of German ancestry...
, 11.7%
IrishThe Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...
and 8.9%
EnglishThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 10,501 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
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
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county was $14,515. About 12.80% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.30% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The Adams County Public Library serves the communities of Adams County, Ohio from its administrative location in
West UnionWest Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,903 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adams County....
and branches in
ManchesterManchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,043....
,
PeeblesPeebles is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, and
SeamanSeaman is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,039 at the 2000 census.Seaman is served by North Adams High School, the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, and the North Adams Public Library, a branch of the Adams County Public Library...
.
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.
Communities
Villages
- Cherry Fork
Cherry Fork is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 127 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cherry Fork is located at ....
- Manchester
Manchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,043....
- Peebles
Peebles is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Rome
Rome is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 117 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rome is located at ....
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Seaman Seaman is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,039 at the 2000 census.Seaman is served by North Adams High School, the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, and the North Adams Public Library, a branch of the Adams County Public Library...
West UnionWest Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,903 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adams County....
WinchesterWinchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2000 census. The name of the surrounding township is also Winchester.-Geography:Winchester is located at ....
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Townships
- Bratton
Bratton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,412 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- Brush Creek
Brush Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,231 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Meigs Township - north...
- Franklin
Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,167 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- Green
Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 782 people in the township, 665 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- Jefferson
Jefferson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,024 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Meigs Township - north...
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LibertyLiberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,816 people in the township, 1,776 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
ManchesterManchester Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,140 people in the township, 98 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
MeigsMeigs Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,753 people in the township, 2,014 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
MonroeMonroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 735 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
OliverOliver Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,246 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Scott Township - north...
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ScottScott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,053 people in the township, 1,014 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
SpriggSprigg Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,639 people in the township, 1,638 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
TiffinTiffin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,075 people in the township, 5,075 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
WayneWayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,273 people in the township, 1,146 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
WinchesterWinchester Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,984 people in the township, 959 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
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Unincorporated communities
- Bentonville
Bentonville is an unincorporated community in northern Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45105.Bentonville is located on State Routes 41 and 136...
- Blue Creek
Blue Creek is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45616. It is located along State Route 125.-References:...
- Lynx
Lynx is an unincorporated community in southwestern Brush Creek Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45650. It is located along State Route 125....
- Tranquility
- Panhandle
- Emerald
- Jessup
- May Hill
- Harshville
- Wheat Ridge
- Beasly Fork
- Unity
- Wamsley
Places of interest
- Adams Lake State Park
Adams Lake State Park is a Ohio state park near West Union, in Adams County, Ohio in the United States. The park is named for Adams Lake which was built to supply fresh water to the village of West Union...
- Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve
Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve is located in Adams County, Ohio, United States, near the city of West Union. The prairie is an remnant of what was once a larger prairie ecosystem caused by the Holocene climatic optimum, a climatic change that created a warmer and drier climate more...
- Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve
- Great Serpent Mound
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve
- Shoemaker State Nature Preserve
- Whipple State Nature Preserve
- Counterfeit House in the Manchester, OH area, the only home constructed for the purposes of counterfeiting U.S. currency
Notable residents
- John Albert Cockerill, (1845-1896), born in Adams County, journalist and editor, awarded Third Order of Sacred Treasure
The is a Japanese Order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan as the Order of Meiji. It is awarded in eight classes...
by the Emperor of JapanThe of Japan is the symbol of the state and of the unity of the Japanese people. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. He is also the highest authority of the Shinto religion...
.
- Cowboy Copas
Lloyd Estel Copas , known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.-Biography:Copas was born in 1913 in...
, (1913-1963), country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
singer who died in the plane crash that also killed Patsy ClinePatsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
and Hawkshaw HawkinsHarold Franklin Hawkins , better known as Hawkshaw Hawkins, was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 60s known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk...
- John Glasgow Kerr
John Glasgow Kerr was a Presbyterian medical missionary to China with the American Presbyterian Mission.Born in Duncansville, Ohio, Kerr graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He went to China as a medical missionary and arrived at Guangzhou in 1854...
, (1824-1901), born in Adams County, noted physician and medical missionary; founder of the first hospital for the insane in ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, at Canton, ChinaCanton in China may refer to:* Canton City : Guangzhou, traditional English name used in most documents.* Canton Province : Guangdong, of which Guangzhou is the capital and the largest city. This usage is rare and was not documented in major lexica of the English language. When used, it must be...
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- John P. Leedom
John Peter Leedom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Adams County, Ohio, Leedom attended the common schools. He graduated from Smith's Mercantile College, Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1863. He went on to teach in the public schools of Portsmouth, and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
, (1847-1895), born in Adams County, United States congressman from Ohio and Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is the sergeant at arms of the United States House of Representatives, an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the...
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- Jack Roush
Jack Roush is the founder, CEO, and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises....
, (1942-),is the founder, CEO, and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises.
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