Adams County (Idaho)
Adams County is a county located in the state of Idaho in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Council.
Geography
The County is located in the north- west of Idaho, on the west by Oregon and has an area of 3548 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Idaho County, Valley County, Gem County and Washington County.
History
Adams County was formed on March 3, 1911 parts of Washington County. It was named after U.S. President John Adams.
The first people who settled here were some minor tribes of the Shoshone. After that attracted about 1862 several prospectors through this area on the way to the discovery of gold in Ada County. The first white settler was a native of Germany family George and Elizabeth Moser with their children, who settled on the territory of today's Council and there on November 19, 1878 opened the first post office. A railway connection was the area in 1882.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000, lived in Adams County, 3,476 people in 1,421 households and 1,031 families. The population density was 1 person / km ². The racial the population was made up of 96.29 percent White, 1.41 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.06 percent African American, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.92 percent from other races groups; 1.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,421 households out of which 28.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.3 percent were married couples living together. 5.7 percent were single mothers and 27.4 percent were non-families. 23.2 percent of all households and 9.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.83.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 4.6 percent 18-24 Years, 22.6 percent between 25 and 44, 32.7 percent between 45 and 64 years. 16.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 102.1 males.
The median household income was $ 28,423, and the median income for a family $ 32,335. Males have a median income of $ 29,097, women $ 14,408. The per capita income was $ 14,908. 11.7 percent of families and 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Alpine
- Bear
- Council
- Cuprum
- Devils Ladder
- Evergreen
- Fruitvale
- Glendale
- Goodrich
- Helena
- Hoover
- Indian Valley
- Landore
- Meadows
- Mesa
- New Meadows
- Pine Ridge
- Pinehurst
- Rankin Mill
- Rubicon
- Starkey
- Stevens
- Tamarack
- Woodland
Oxbow Dam
Seven Devils Mountains