Adams County is located in South Central Wisconsin. The County Seat is Friendship and the largest city is Adams. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.adams.wi.gov. The 2014 population estimate is 20,215 and the 2010 census population was 20,875. The land area is 645.65 square miles and there are 32.3 persons per square mile.
94% of the population is White, 3.2% is Black or African American, 3.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% is Asian, 1.1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.2% is two or more races. 85.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 12.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $135,600, there are 8,278 households, an average of 2.34 persons per household. The per capita income is $22,196, the median household income is $44,897, and 10.6% of the persons in Adams County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,469. Retail sales (in $1000) were $130,364, and sales per capita were $6,381. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 11.7%.
Adjacent counties: Columbia Juneau Marquette Portage Sauk Waushara Wood
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| Adams County Adams County, Wisconsin official home page. |
| Births Births in Adams County before 1907. |
| Circuit Court Records Adams County Circuit Court case records. |
| Deaths 1850, 1860, and 1870 census mortality schedules, death index through 1920, and the Adams County Times obituary index 2000-2006. |
| Foreclosure Sales Adams County notices of Sheriff Sales of foreclosure properties. |
| Genealogy Adams County genealogy resources: databases, newspaper articles, maps, lookups. |
| Inmates | VineLink VineLink index of Adams County Sheriff's Department inmate records. |
| Marriages Adams County Clerk marriage license database. |
| Marriages before 1907 Genealogy index of Adams County marriages before 1907. |
| Meetings Calendar Schedule of county & municipal meetings. |
| Military Records War veteran and war history records of Adams County residents. |
| Phone Directory Adams County employee phone directory. |
| Property | GIS Adams County interactive map property records. Click on the binoculars icon to search for parcel records by parcel ID, owner name, or property address. |
| Property | Municipal Assessments Property assessment records for the City of Wisconsin Dells and Town of Big Flats in Adams County. |
| Property | Tax Records Adams County tax and assessment property records. |
| Recorded Documents Adams County Register of Deeds database for recorded documents including deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, etc. |
| Tax Deed Notices Adams County foreclosure tax deeded properties for sale. |
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