Welcome to Adams County ...
Time Zone: Adams County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Hettinger is the Seat for Adams County.
Adams County was founded in 1885.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Adams had a population of 2,227 people. This is a decrease of 4.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,343 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Adams represented 0.35% of the total population of North Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Adams County:
- Bucyrus
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Central Adams
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- East Adams
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Haynes
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hettinger
- Holden
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Reeder
- West Adams
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- Estimated population in 2019: 31 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to North Dakota
- Websites specific to Adams County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Hettinger County
- Grant County
- Sioux County
- Perkins County
- Harding County
- Bowman County
- Slope County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |