Welcome to Adair County ...
Time Zone: Adair County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Kirksville is the Seat for Adair County.
Adair County was founded in 1841 and was created by taking area from Macon County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Adair had a population of 25,343 people. This is a decrease of 1.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,625 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Adair represented 0.43% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Adair County:
- Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brashear is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gibbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Novinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Novinger is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Websites specific to Adair County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Linn County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Shelby County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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