Adams County, North Dakota
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{{Infobox U.S. County|
|county = Adams County
|state = North Dakota
|founded year=1907<ref>{{cite book|last =North Dakota Secretary of State|first =| authorlink = North Dakota Secretary of State| coauthors =| title = North Dakota Blue Book| publisher = North Dakota Secretary of State| date = 1995| location = Bismarck| pages = 446| url =| doi =| id =| isbn = }}</ref>
|seat wl = Hettinger
|largest city wl = Hettinger
|area_total_sq_mi =989
|area_land_sq_mi =988
|area_water_sq_mi =1
|area percentage = 0.09%
|census yr = 2000
|pop = 2593
|density_km2 =1
|web =
|}}
'''Adams County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 2,593. The county was named after [[John Quincy Adams (1848-1919)|John Quincy Adams]] (1848-1919), a railroad official for the [[Milwaukee Road Railroad]] and distant relative of U.S. President [[John Quincy Adams]] (1767-1848).<ref>{{Cite book | author=Wick, Douglas A. | authorlink= | coauthors= | title=North Dakota Place Names | date= | publisher=Hedemarken Collectibles | location= | isbn=0-9620968-0-6 | pages= 217}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History County History], State of North Dakota</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Hettinger, North Dakota|Hettinger]].{{GR|6}}
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 989 [[square mile]]s (2,561 [[km²]]), of which, 988 square miles (2,559 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.
===Townships===
{|
|valign=top|
*[[Beisigl Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Beisigl]]
*[[Bucyrus Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Bucyrus]]
*[[Chandler Township, Adams County, North DakotaD|Chandler]]
*[[Clermont Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Clermont]]
*[[Darling Springs Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Darling Springs]]
*[[Duck Creek Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Duck Creek]]
| valign=top|
*[[Gilstrap Township,Adams County, North Dakota|Gilstrap]]
*[[Hettinger Township,Adams County, North Dakota|Hettinger]]
*[[Lightning Creek Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Lightning Creek]]
*[[Maine Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Maine]]
*[[Orange Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Orange]]
*[[Reeder Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Reeder]]
| valign=top|
*[[Scott Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Scott]]
*[[South Fork Township, Adams County, North Dakota|South Fork]]
*[[Taylor Butte Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Taylor Butte]]
*[[Wolf Butte Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Wolf Butte]]
|}
[[Image:Map_of_Adams_County,_North_Dakota.svg|thumb|800px|Detailed map of Adams County.]]
===Unorganized Territories===
{|
*[[Central Adams UT, Adams County, North Dakota|Central Adams]]
*[[East Adams UT, Adams County, North Dakota|East Adams]]
*[[Holden UT, Adams County, North Dakota|Holden]]<ref>Holden Unorganized Territory consists of the boundaries of the former Holden Township.[http://www2.census.gov/plmap/pl_blk/st38_NorthDakota/c38001_Adams/PB38001_005.pdf]</ref>
*[[West Adams UT, Adams County, North Dakota|West Adams]]
===Defunct townships===
{|
*[[Argonne Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Argonne]]
*[[Cedar Butte Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Cedar Butte]]
*[[Dakota Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Dakota]]
*[[Holden Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Holden]]
*[[Holt Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Holt]]
*[[Jordan Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Jordan]]
*[[Kansas City Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Kansas City]]
*[[North Lemmon Township, Adams County, North Dakota|North Lemmon]]
*[[Spring Butte Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Spring Butte]]
*[[Whetstone Township, Adams County, North Dakota|Whetstone]]<ref>Whetstone Township disorganized and became part of West Adams Unorganized Territory [[January 1]], [[2006]] [http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/].</ref>
|}
===Adjacent counties===
*[[Hettinger County, North Dakota|Hettinger County]] (north)
*[[Grant County, North Dakota|Grant County]] (northeast)
*[[Sioux County, North Dakota|Sioux County]] (east)
*[[Perkins County, South Dakota]] (south)
*[[Harding County, South Dakota]] (southwest)
*[[Bowman County, North Dakota|Bowman County]] (west)
*[[Slope County, North Dakota|Slope County]] (northwest)
===Major Highways===
*[[Image:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 12]]
*[[Image:North Dakota 8.svg|20px]][[North Dakota Highway 8]]
*[[Image:North Dakota 22.svg|20px]][[North Dakota Highway 22]]
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 2,593 people, 1,121 households, and 725 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 2.6 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 1,416 housing units at an average density of 1.4 per square mile (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.50% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.54% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 40.6% were of [[german people|German]], 27.9% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 5.6% [[english people|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].
There were 1,121 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,425. About 8.5% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
===Population by decade===
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==Places==
===Cities===
*[[Bucyrus, North Dakota|Bucyrus]]
*[[Haynes, North Dakota|Haynes]]
*[[Hettinger, North Dakota|Hettinger]]
*[[Reeder, North Dakota|Reeder]]
''Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.''
===Unincorporated Communities===
*[[Petrel, North Dakota|Petrel]]
*[[North Lemmon, North Dakota|North Lemmon]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.newberry.org/ahcbp/state_index.html Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]
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