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Adams County
	Adams County, Mississippi
	Map
	; Location in the state of Mississippi
	; Mississippi's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1799
Seat	Natchez
Largest city	Natchez
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 486 sq mi (1,259 km²); 460 sq mi (1,191 km²); 26 sq mi (67 km²), 5.34%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 34,340; 75/sq mi (29/km²)

Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 34,340. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams. The county seat is Natchez^[1]. It is part of the Natchez, MS–LA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] History

Adams County was created on April 2, 1799, from part of Pickering Territorial County. It was the first county to be organized in the Mississippi Territory, eighteen years before Mississippi became a state. Its namesake is President John Adams. Four Mississippi governors have hailed from Adams County: David Holmes, George Poindexter, John A. Quitman, and Gerard Brandon.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 486 square miles (1,259 km²), of which, 460 square miles (1,192 km²) of it is land and 26 square miles (67 km²) of it (5.34%) is water.

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[edit] Demographics

Age pyramid Adams County^[2]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	4,660	—
1810	10,002	114.6%
1820	12,076	20.7%
1830	14,937	23.7%
1840	19,434	30.1%
1850	18,601	−4.3%
1860	20,165	8.4%
1870	19,084	−5.4%
1880	22,649	18.7%
1890	26,031	14.9%
1900	30,111	15.7%
1910	25,265	−16.1%
1920	22,183	−12.2%
1930	23,564	6.2%
1940	27,238	15.6%
1950	32,256	18.4%
1960	37,730	17.0%
1970	37,293	−1.2%
1980	38,035	2.0%
1990	35,356	−7.0%
2000	34,340	−2.9%
Est. 2008	31,307	−8.8%
MS Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 34,340 people, 13,677 households, and 9,409 families residing in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile (29/km²). There were 15,175 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 46.04% White, 52.76% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,677 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.80% were married couples living together, 21.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,234, and the median income for a family was $29,591. Males had a median income of $30,260 versus $20,383 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,778. About 22.90% of families and 25.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.80% of those under age 18 and 19.20% of those age 65 or over.