Adair County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,496. Its county seat is

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History

Adair County was formed in 1851 from sections of

Pottawattamie County Pottawattamie County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. At the 2020 census, the population was 93,667, making it the tenth-most populous county in Iowa. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi Native American tribe. The co ...

. It was named for John Adair, a general in the War of 1812, and the eighth Governor of Kentucky.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.

Major highways

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U.S. Highway 6 U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War Grand Army of the Republic, veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast fr ...

Iowa Highway 25 Iowa Highway 25 (Iowa 25) is a north–south highway in the southwest and west-central portion of the state. It begins at Iowa 2 south of Clearfield. It heads north along a two-lane road through Creston, Greenfield, and Gu ...

* Iowa Highway 92

Adjacent counties

Guthrie County Guthrie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,623. The county seat is Guthrie Center. The county was formed on January 15, 1851, and named after Captain Edwin B. Guthrie, who died ...

(north) * Madison County (east) * Union County (southeast) * Adams County (southwest) * Cass County (west)

Demographics

2020 census

The 2020 census recorded a population of 7,496 in the county, with a population density of . 96.88% of the population reported being of one race. 92.89% were non-Hispanic White, 0.61% were Black, 2.48% were Hispanic, 0.25% were Native American, 0.31% were Asian, 0.03% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 3.43% were some other race or more than one race. There were 3,585 housing units of which 3,217 were occupied.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 7,682 people, 3,292 households, and 2,148 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 3,698 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.4% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 42.9% were

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, 12.6% were Irish, 11.9% were English, 6.7% were

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, and 6.4% were

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. Of the 3,292 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.8% were non-families, and 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 45.3 years. The median income for a household in the county was $45,202 and the median income for a family was $57,287. Males had a median income of $38,638 versus $31,642 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,497. About 5.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

, 67.9% of the population (5,597) had a declared religious affiliation, in every case Christian. The leading religious denomination was the United Methodist Church, with 23.6% of the population (1,944 members); second was the

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, with 15.4% (1,268 members); third was the Roman Catholic church, with 12% of the population (1,003 members); and fourth was the Evangelical Lutheran church, with 11.8% of the population (978 members).

Education

The county is served by five school districts: *

Nodaway Valley Community School District Nodaway Valley Community School District is a school district headquartered in Greenfield, Iowa, in the southwest of the state. It serves sections of Adair County, with small sections of Madison County. It serves Greenfield, Bridgewater, a ...

Orient-Macksburg Community School District Orient-Macksburg Community School District (O-M) is a public school district headquartered in Orient, Iowa. The district, which serves Orient and Macksburg, occupies portions of Adair, Madison, Adams, and Union counties in the southwest of t ...

. *

CAM Community School District CAM Community School District (CAM CSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Anita, Iowa. The district, which is mostly in Cass County, also has sections in Adair, Adams, and Audubon counties. It serves Anita, Cumberland, Masse ...

Adair–Casey Community School District Adair–Casey Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Guthrie Center, Iowa. The district serves both Adair and Casey, and the surrounding rural areas. Most of the district is in Adair and Guthrie counties, with ...

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West Central Valley Community School District West Central Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Stuart, Iowa. The district is located in sections of Adair, Dallas, and Guthrie counties. It serves Stuart, Dexter, Menlo, and Redfield. The ...

The schools in the Nodaway Valley Community School District are:
Nodaway Valley Elementary SchoolNodaway Valley Middle SchoolNodaway Valley High School
The schools in the Orient-Macksburg Community School District are:

The schools in the CAM Community School District are:
CAM North Elementary School

CAM South Elementary School

CAM Middle School

CAM High School

CAM Iowa Connections Academy Elementary

CAM Iowa Connections Academy Middle School

CAM Iowa Connections Academy High School
The schools in the Adair–Casey Community School District are:
Adair–Casey Elementary School

AC/GC Junior High School
* Under a grade-sharing relationship with

Guthrie Center Community School District Guthrie Center Community School District is a rural, public school district headquartered in Guthrie Center, Iowa. The district is almost entirely in Guthrie County, with a small portion in Audubon County, and serves the city of Guthrie Cente ...

, students atten
AC/GC High School
in Guthrie Center. The schools in the West Central Valley Community School District are:
Dexter Elementary School

Stuart Elementary School

Redfield Middle School

Stuart High School

Communities

Cities

* Adair * Bridgewater * Casey *

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Townships

Adair County is divided into sixteen townships: * Eureka * Grand River *

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* Union * Walnut * Washington

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Adair County. † ''county seat''

Politics

The county was part of Iowa's 5th congressional district, which had a score of R+9 (strongly Republican) in the Cook Partisan Voting Index.

References

External links

*http://www.visitadaircounty.com {{authority control Populated places established in 1851 1851 establishments in Iowa