Adams, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Adams is a city in Adams Township
, Mower County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 787 at the 2010 census.
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 800 people, 329 households, and 208 families residing in the city. The population density
was 791.6 people per square mile (305.8/km²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 347.3 per square mile (134.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.25% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.25% from other races
. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 329 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples
living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 36.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,289, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $31,083 versus $22,639 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,550. About 4.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
was established as Adams Hose Co. No. 1 in 1898. A sewage system was installed in 1902. A Catholic school
was built in 1903 and roughly half of the public school student
s started attending there, greatly relieving overcrowding. The sewage system was updated in 1958. The town is in the Southland school district, and home to the varsity fields for the teams.
Adams Township, Minnesota
Adams Township is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 475 at the 2000 census. The largest town in the township is Adams with a population of 800 people.-Geography:...
, Mower County
Mower County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,603 people, 15,582 households, and 10,315 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 16,251 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 787 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 800 people, 329 households, and 208 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 791.6 people per square mile (305.8/km²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 347.3 per square mile (134.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.25% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.25% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 329 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 36.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,289, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $31,083 versus $22,639 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $16,550. About 4.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
History
The village of Adams was platted on January 30, 1868 by Selah Chamberlain. A two-room public school was built in 1869 and was later expanded to four rooms. The village was officially incorporated on March 2, 1887. A water works system was installed in the summer of 1897. A volunteer fire departmentVolunteer fire department
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was established as Adams Hose Co. No. 1 in 1898. A sewage system was installed in 1902. A Catholic school
Catholic school
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was built in 1903 and roughly half of the public school student
Student
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s started attending there, greatly relieving overcrowding. The sewage system was updated in 1958. The town is in the Southland school district, and home to the varsity fields for the teams.
Further reading
- Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota by various authors. Library of Congress No. 84-062356