ADAIR COUNTY, IOWA

'Adair County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 8,243. Its county seat is Greenfield.⁶ The county was created in 1851 and named for John Adair, a general in the War of 1812.

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,477 km² (570 mi²). 1,474 km² (569 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.18%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 80

★ U.S. Highway 6

★ Iowa Highway 25

★ Iowa Highway 92

Adjacent counties

★ Guthrie County (north)

★ Madison County (east)

★ Union County (southeast)

★ Adams County (southwest)

★ Cass County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 8,243 people, 3,398 households, and 2,324 families residing in the county. The population density was 6/km² (14/mi²). There were 3,690 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.91% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,398 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 22.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,179, and the median income for a family was $42,884. Males had a median income of $29,008 versus $21,680 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,262. About 4.90% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Adair ★ Bridgewater

★ Casey ★ Fontanelle

★ Greenfield ★ Orient

★ Stuart

External links

★ http://www.visitadaircounty.com