Adair County, Iowa
Adair County is a county located in the U.S. State of Iowa. As of 2000, the population is 8,243. Its county seat is Greenfield, Iowa6.
Geography
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,477 km²
(570 mi²). 1,474
km² (569 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it is water.
The total area is 0.18% water.
Demographics
As of the census2
of 2000, there are 8,243 people,
3,398 households, and 2,324 families residing in the county. The population
density is 6/km² (14/mi²). There are 3,690 housing units at an average
density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.91%
White,
0.07% Black
or African
American, 0.07% Native
American, 0.23% Asian,
0.00% Pacific
Islander, 0.23% from other
races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population are Hispanic
or Latino
of any race. There are 3,398 households out of which 29.20% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% are married couples living together, 5.70%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% are non-families.
28.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.90% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and
the average family size is 2.89. In the county the population is spread out with
23.90% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70%
from 45 to 64, and 22.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
42 years. For every 100 females there are 95.90 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 93.00 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $35,179, and the median income for a family is $42,884. Males have a median
income of $29,008 versus $21,680 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $17,262. 7.60% of the population and 4.90% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.40% are under the age of 18
and 8.70% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*Adair\n*Bridgewater\n*Casey\n*Fontanelle\n*Greenfield\n*Orient\n*Stuart
