Adams County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adams County
U.S. county
Postcard. Adams County Courthouse in Hettinger
Location within the U.S. state of 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  (2021)	2,167
• 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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 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

• Hettinger County (north)
• Grant County (northeast)
• Sioux County (east)
• Perkins County, South Dakota (south)
• Harding County, South Dakota (southwest)
• Bowman County (west)
• Slope County (northwest)

Major highways

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, 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 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

Detailed map of Adams County

Cities

• Bucyrus
• Haynes
• Hettinger (county seat)
• Reeder

Townships

Unorganized territories

• Central Adams
• East Adams
• Holden
• West Adams

Unincorporated communities

• Petrel
• North Lemmon

Defunct townships

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Adams (Dakota del Norte) para niños