Adair County, Iowa

Adair County is a United States county located in the United States of Iowa. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 8243 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 7506 in July 2008, giving it the ninth smallest population among Iowa's county. Its area is just over 570.31 square miles (1477.1 square kilometre), of which, 569.3 square miles (1474.48 square kilometre) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.59 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Iowa's 56th largest county by total area.

Adair County Iowa
Map of Adair County, Iowa

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 8243 people, 3398 households, and 2324 families living in the county. The population density was 14.5 people per square mile (5.6/kmē), making its Iowa's fifth least densely populated county. There were 3690 housing units at an average density of 6.5 per square mile (2.51/kmē). The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93 males. Its population was estimated at 7506 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 7416 White, 11 Black or African American, 7 American Indian, 36 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 36 from two or more races.

Adair County Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Adair County Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Adair County Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35179, making its Iowa's 63rd highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $42884, making its Iowa's 59th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17262, making its Iowa's 63rd highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1856 pupils and students, of which 904 are male and 952 are female, 22.52% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 126 nursery or pri school, 88 kindergarten, 930 elementary school, 506 high school and 206 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Adair CityAdair County, Guthrie County2.222.20.02839381.11555731319
2Bridgewater CityAdair County0.290.290178620.71878030536
3Fontanelle CityAdair County0.890.890692775.61635231328
4Greenfield CityAdair County1.821.82021291172.61944433869
5Orient CityAdair County0.470.470402863.41393735750
6Casey CityGuthrie County, Adair County0.740.7404786491518935000
7Stuart CityGuthrie County, Adair County2.022.02017128461711333491
YearPopulation
April 2000 census8243
April 2000 Estimate8243
July 2000 Estimate8208
July 2001 Estimate8077
July 2002 Estimate7965
July 2003 Estimate7917
July 2004 Estimate7848
July 2005 Estimate7721
July 2006 Estimate7679
July 2007 Estimate7621
July 2008 Estimate7506
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6462126
Kindergarten632588
Elementary school467463930
High school242264506
College or graduate school68138206
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Adair County, Iowa$35179$42884$17262
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587