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Welcome to Adams County ...

Time Zone: Adams County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Corning is the Seat for Adams County.

Adams County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Taylor County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Adams had a population of 3,602 people. This is a decrease of 10.46% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,023 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Adams represented 0.13% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Adams County:

  • Carbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carbon is located in Adams County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Corning
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Corning is located in Adams County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
  • Nodaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nodaway is located in Adams County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Prescott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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