Adams County, Ohio

Infobox U.S. County
county = Adams County
state = Ohio


seallink =
founded = July 10, 1797cite web|url = http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Adams.pdf |title = Ohio County Profiles: Adams County |accessdate = 2007-04-28 |publisher = Ohio Department of Development | format = PDF]
seat wl = West Union
city type = village
largest city wl = West Union
area_total_sq_mi = 586
area_total_km2 = 1517
area_land_sq_mi = 584
area_land_km2 = 1517
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 5
area percentage = 0.32%
census yr = 2000
pop = 27330
density_sq_mi = 47
density_km2 = 18
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset= -4
footnotes =
web =
named for = John Adams|

Adams County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 27,330. It is named after John Adams, the second President of the United States.cite web|url = http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39001&sid=0 |title = Adams County data |accessdate = 2007-04-28 |publisher = Ohio State University Extension Data Center ] Its county seat is West Union.GR|6

Government

The Adams County Public Library serves the communities of Adams County, Ohio from its administrative location in West Union and branches in Manchester, Peebles, and Seaman.

In 2005, the library system loaned more than 264,000 items to its 14,000 cardholders. Total holdings (as of 2005) were over 101,000 volumes with over 250 periodical subscriptions.cite web |url=http://winslo.state.oh.us/publib/2005_stats_by_county.xls |title=2005 Ohio Public Library Statistics:Statistics by County and Town |accessdate=November 6 |accessyear=2006 |publisher=State Library of Ohio]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 586 square miles (1,517 km²). 584 square miles (1,512 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.32%) is water. It includes many parks and preserves including one of Ohio's greatest archeological wonders, the Serpent Mound at the Serpent Mound State Memorial in Locust Grove, Ohio. Serpent Mound lends its name to the Serpent Mound crater, the eroded remnant of a huge ancient meteorite impact crater.

Adjacent counties

*Highland County (north)
*Pike County (northeast)
*Scioto County (east)
*Lewis County, Kentucky (south)
*Mason County, Kentucky (southwest)
*Brown County (west)

Demographics

Other localities

*Bentonville
*Blue Creek
*Lynx
*Tranquility

Notable residents

*John Albert Cockerill, (1845-1896), born in Adams County, journalist and editor, awarded Third Order of Sacred Treasure by the Emperor of Japan.cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | date = 1967]
*John Glasgow Kerr, (1824-1901), born in Adams County, noted physician and medical missionary; founder of the first hospital for the insane in China, at Canton, China.
*John P. Leedom, (1847-1895), born in Adams County, United States Congressman from Ohio and Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives.

References

External links

* [http://www.adamscountyoh.com/index.html AdamsCountyOh.Com]
* [http://www.adamscountytravel.org Adams County Travel and Visitors Bureau]