Adams County, Nebraska

Adams County, Nebraska
Adams County Courthouse in Hastings, Nebraska
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	Information needed
Seat	Hastings
Largest city	Hastings
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	564 sq mi (1,461 km²) 563 sq mi (1,458 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.13%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	31,151 54/sq mi (21/km²)
Website	www.adamscounty.org

Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate was 33,185. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams. Its county seat is Hastings^[1].

Adams County is part of the Hastings Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Adams County is represented by the prefix 14 (it had the fourteenth-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 564 square miles (1,460 km²), of which 563 square miles (1,460 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.13%) is water.

Major Highways

• U.S. Highway 6
• U.S. Highway 34
• U.S. Highway 281
• Nebraska Highway 74

Adjacent counties

• Clay County, Nebraska - (East)
• Webster County, Nebraska - (South)
• Kearney County, Nebraska - (West)
• Buffalo County, Nebraska - (Northwest)
• Hall County, Nebraska - (North)

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 31,151 people, 12,141 households, and 7,964 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 13,014 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.54% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.60% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.99% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 4.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.6% were of German, 7.9% Irish, 7.7% English and 7.3% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 12,141 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 11.90% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% 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 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,160, and the median income for a family was $45,620. Males had a median income of $29,842 versus $21,236 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,308. About 5.50% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

City and villages

• Ayr
• Hastings
• Holstein
• Juniata
• Kenesaw
• Prosser
• Roseland
• Trumbull (partial)

Townships

• Ayr
• Blaine
• Cottonwood
• Denver
• Hanover
• Hastings, City of
• Highland
• Juniata
• Kenesaw
• Little Blue
• Logan
• Roseland
• Silver Lake
• Verona
• Wanda
• West Blue
• Zero

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Nebraska

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Adams County, Nebraska

• Adams County Website
• Adams County Historical Society
• Adams County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Coordinates: 40°31′N 98°30′W / 40.52°N 98.50°W / 40.52; -98.50

	Buffalo County	Hall County
	Kearney County		Clay County
		Adams County, Nebraska
		Webster County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Nebraska, United States County seat: Hastings City Hastings Villages Ayr Holstein Juniata Kenesaw Prosser Roseland Trumbull‡ Townships Ayr Blaine Cottonwood Denver Hanover Highland Juniata Kenesaw Little Blue Logan Roseland Silver Lake Verona Wanda West Blue Zero Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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