| Adams County, Illinois | |
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 Location in the state of Illinois |
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 Illinois's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1825 |
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| Seat | Quincy |
| Largest city | Quincy |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
871 sq mi (2,257 km²) 857 sq mi (2,219 km²) 15 sq mi (38 km²), 1.68% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
68,277 80/sq mi (31/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.adams.il.us | |
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the population was 68,277. The County was formed in 1825 out of Pike County. Its name is in honor of the sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams. Its county seat is Quincy, Illinois[1].
Adams County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 871 square miles (2,257 km²), of which 857 square miles (2,219 km²) is land and 15 square miles (38 km²) (1.68%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Hancock County - north
- Brown County - east
- Schuyler County - east
- Pike County - south
- Marion County, Missouri - west
- Lewis County, Missouri - west
Major highways
Interstate 172
US Route 24
US Route 36
Illinois Route 57
Illinois Route 61
Illinois Route 94
Illinois Route 96
Illinois Route 104
Illinois Route 336
National protected area
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 67,058 |
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| 1910 | 64,588 | −3.7% | |
| 1920 | 62,188 | −3.7% | |
| 1930 | 62,784 | 1.0% | |
| 1940 | 65,229 | 3.9% | |
| 1950 | 64,690 | −0.8% | |
| 1960 | 68,467 | 5.8% | |
| 1970 | 70,861 | 3.5% | |
| 1980 | 71,622 | 1.1% | |
| 1990 | 66,090 | −7.7% | |
| 2000 | 68,277 | 3.3% | |
| IL Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 68,277 people, 26,860 households, and 17,996 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile (31/km²). There were 29,386 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.10% White, 3.07% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 48.4% were of German, 14.1% American, 8.6% Irish and 8.3% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.2% spoke English and 1.3% Spanish as their first language.
There were 26,860 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,784, and the median income for a family was $44,133. Males had a median income of $31,171 versus $21,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,894. About 7.40% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.00% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Adams County, positioned in a primarily rural section of Illinois is culturally isolated from other regions in the state, and therefore is more conservative than most of the state's counties. Quincy, the county seat, holds a high number of social conservative catholics[3] and likewise is the home to the campus of Quincy University, a private catholic liberal arts college, and the Western Catholic Union.
In the 2008 Presidential election, the county supported Republican candidate John McCain 61-38% over the state's favorite son, Barack Obama[4].
Presidential Election Results (Adams County, IL):1960-present (U.S. winner is represented by (W)), IL winner is represented by (I)), Adams County winner is represented by italicized number of votes received in the county
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Third party |
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| 2008 | (W)(I) Obama/Biden 38.6% 11,794 | McCain/Palin 60.6% 18,711 | |
| 2004[5] | (I) Kerry/Edwards 33% 10,511 | (W) G.W. Bush/Cheney 66% 20,834 | |
| 2000[6] | (I) Gore/Lieberman 40.5% 12,197 | (W) G.W. Bush/Cheney 57.6% 17,331 | Nader 1.2% 371 |
| 1996[7] | (W)(I) Clinton/Gore 39.9% 11,336 | Dole/Kemp 48.7% 13,836 | Perot 10.8% 3,069 |
| 1992[7] | (W)(I) Clinton/Gore 37.2% 11,748 | G. Bush/Quayle 42.8% 13,529 | Perot 19.5% 6,157 |
| 1988[7] | Dukakis/Bentsen 46.3% 13,768 | (W)(I) G. Bush/Quayle 53.3% 15,831 | |
| 1984[7] | Mondale/Ferraro 33.7% 10,336 | (W)(I) Reagan/Mondale 66.0% 20,225 | |
| 1980[7] | Carter/Mondale 33.2% 10,606 | (W)(I) Reagan/G. Bush 62.2% 19,842 | Anderson 3.8% 1,202 |
| 1976[7] | (W) Carter/Mondale 39.1% 11,926 | (I) Ford/Dole 59.7% 18,189 | |
| 1972[7] | McGovern/Shriver 30.3% 9,055 | (W)(I) Nixon/Agnew 69.5% 20,731 | |
| 1968[7] | Humphrey/Muskie 35.9% 11,521 | (W)(I) Nixon/Agnew 54.3% 17,444 | Wallace 9.7% 3,115 |
| 1964[7] | (W)(I) L. Johnson/Humphrey 56.7% 18,321 | Goldwater/Miller 43.3% 13,993 | |
| 1960[7] | (W)(I) Kennedy/L. Johnson 44.2% 14,827 | Nixon/Lodge 55.7% 18,674 |
Communities
City
- Quincy: county seat
Villages
- Camp Point
- Clayton
- Coatsburg
- Columbus
- Golden
- La Prairie
- Liberty
- Lima
- Loraine
- Mendon
- Payson
- Plainville
- Ursa
Unincorporated
- Beverly
- Bigneck
- Burton
- Fall Creek
- Fowler
- Hickory Grove
- Kellerville
- Kingston (2 villages in Illinois share this name)
- Marblehead
- Marcelline
- Meyer
- North Quincy
- Paloma
- Richfield
Townships
Adams County is divided into twenty-three townships:
Attractions
- Adams County Fair [1]
- Bayview Bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayview_Bridge
- Burton Cave [2]
- Fall Creek Scenic Park
- Golden Windmill [3]
- John Wood Mansion [4]
- Saukenauk Scout Reservation [5]
- Siloam Springs State Park [6]
- Spirit Knob Winery [7]
- Villa Katharine [8]
- Wavering Park [9]
Education
Unified school districts
- Central Community Unit School District 3 [10]
- Liberty Community Unit School District 2 [11]
- Mendon Community Unit School District 4 [12]
- Payson Community Unit School District 1 [13]
- Quincy School District 172 [14]
Private schools
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic School [15]
- Chaddock School [16]
- Quincy Christian School
- Quincy Notre Dame High School [17]
- St. Dominic Catholic School [18]
- St. Francis Solanus Catholic School [19]
- St. James Lutheran School [20]
- St. Peter Catholic School [21]
Colleges and universities
- Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing
- John Wood Community College [22]
- Quincy University
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/17001_2000.asp
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapPIL
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/IL/P/00/county.000.html
- ^ http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2000&fips=17001&f=0&off=0&elect=0
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
External links
- Adams County GIS Website
- Register of Historic Places
- Adams County Website
- Liberty School History
- Great River Genealogical Society
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Coordinates: 39°59′N 91°11′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W
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