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Adams County
Postcard. Adams County Courthouse in Hettinger
Postcard. Adams County Courthouse in Hettinger
Map of North Dakota highlighting Adams County
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  North Dakota
Founded April 17, 1907 (created)
April 24, 1907 (organized)
Seat Hettinger
Largest city Hettinger
Area
 • Total 989 sq mi (2,560 km2)
 • Land 988 sq mi (2,560 km2)
 • Water 1.1 sq mi (3 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,200
 • Estimate 
(2022)
2,115 Decrease
 • Density 2.22/sq mi (0.859/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district At-large

Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,200. The county seat is Hettinger. The county was created on April 17, 1907, and organized one week later. It was named for John Quincy Adams (1848–1919), a railroad official for the Milwaukee Road Railroad and distant relative of sixth U.S. President John Quincy Adams (1767–1848).

Geography

Adams County lies on the south line of North Dakota. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of South Dakota. Its terrain consists of semi-arid low rolling hills. Its terrain generally slopes eastward, and its highest point is on its upper west boundary line, at 3,002 ft (915 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 989 square miles (2,560 km2), of which 988 square miles (2,560 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

  • US 12.svg U.S. Highway 12
  • North Dakota 8.svg North Dakota Highway 8
  • North Dakota 22.svg North Dakota Highway 22

Protected areas

  • North Lemmon Lake State Game Management Area

Lakes

  • North Lemmon Lake
  • Mirror Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 5,407
1920 5,593 3.4%
1930 6,343 13.4%
1940 4,664 −26.5%
1950 4,910 5.3%
1960 4,449 −9.4%
1970 3,832 −13.9%
1980 3,584 −6.5%
1990 3,174 −11.4%
2000 2,593 −18.3%
2010 2,343 −9.6%
2020 2,200 −6.1%
2022 (est.) 2,115 −9.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2020

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 2,200 people.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,343 people, 1,098 households, and 658 families in the county. The population density was 2.4 inhabitants per square mile (0.93/km2). There were 1,377 housing units at an average density of 1.4 units per square mile (0.54/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.3% white, 0.7% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 51.8% were German, 29.9% were Norwegian, 8.0% were Irish, 7.4% were Swedish, 7.1% were English, 5.4% were Russian, and 4.6% were American.

Of the 1,098 households, 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 40.1% were non-families, and 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.69. The median age was 49.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,966 and the median income for a family was $50,227. Males had a median income of $31,290 versus $25,145 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,118. About 5.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

Communities

Map of Adams County, North Dakota
Detailed map of Adams County

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Townships

  • Beisigl
  • Bucyrus
  • Cedar
  • Chandler
  • Clermont
  • Darling Springs
  • Duck Creek
  • Gilstrap
  • Hettinger
  • Lightning Creek
  • Maine
  • Orange
  • Reeder
  • Scott
  • South Fork
  • Taylor Butte
  • Wolf Butte

Unorganized territories

Defunct townships

  • Argonne
  • Cedar Butte
  • Dakota
  • Holden
  • Holt
  • Jordan
  • Kansas City
  • Lemmon
  • North Lemmon
  • Spring Butte
  • Whetstone

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Condado de Adams (Dakota del Norte) para niños

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