Adams County, Wisconsin

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Adams County, Wisconsin is a county located in the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. The county has a population of 18643 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 20325, It is the 22nd least populous county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is spread over 688.51 square miles (1783.23 sq km), of which, 647.74 square miles (1677.64 sq km ) of it is land and 40.78 square miles (105.62 sq km) of it is water, making it the 22nd smallest by size in Wisconsin.


As of the census of 2000, there were 18643 people in the county, organized into 7900 households, and 5464 families living in the county. The population density was 28.8 people per square mile (11.12/kmē), it is Wisconsin's 19th least densely populated county. There were 14123 housing units at an average density of 21.8 per square mile (8.42/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.33 persons, and the average family size was 2.76 persons. In the county Age distribution was 20.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 97.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 98.8 females. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 20325, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 94.24% White, 2.95% Black or African American, 1.41% American Indian, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.01% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33408, making it the tenth lowest county by median household income in Wisconsin. The median income for a family in the county was $39164, it is the sixth lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The per capita income for the county was $17777, it is 48th wealthiest county by per capita income in Wisconsin.

In 2000, 3616 pupils and students, of which 1874 are male and 1742 are female, 19.4% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 172 nursery or pri school, 233 kindergarten, 1840 elementary school, 1000 high school and 371 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Adams City	Adams County	2.94	2.94	0	1914	650.1	14744	26250
2	Friendship Village	Adams County	0.92	0.89	0.03	698	787.4	14773	24615
3	Wisconsin Dells City	Columbia County, Sauk County, Adams County, Juneau County	4.4	4.15	0.25	2418	583.1	23447	35699

Year	Population
April 2000 census	18643
April 2000 Estimate	19920
July 2000 Estimate	20001
July 2001 Estimate	20206
July 2002 Estimate	20349
July 2003 Estimate	20294
July 2004 Estimate	20317
July 2005 Estimate	20662
July 2006 Estimate	20592
July 2007 Estimate	20514
July 2008 Estimate	20325

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	100	72	172
Kindergarten	135	98	233
Elementary school	937	903	1840
High school	564	436	1000
College or graduate school	138	233	371

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Adams County, Wisconsin	$33408	$39164	$17777
Wisconsin, United States	$43791	$52911	$21271
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587