Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Sources differ as to whether its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams, or his son, the sixth President, John Quincy Adams. As of 2000, the population of Adams County was 18,643. Its county seat is Friendship.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 689 square miles (1,783 km²), of which, 648 square miles (1,678 km²) of it is l...
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Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Sources differ as to whether its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams, or his son, the sixth President, John Quincy Adams. As of 2000, the population of Adams County was 18,643. Its county seat is Friendship.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 689 square miles (1,783 km²), of which, 648 square miles (1,678 km²) of it is land and 41 square miles (106 km²) of it (5.92%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,643 people, 7,900 households, and 5,466 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 14,123 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.63% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were...
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