Adams County
county in Ohio, United States
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Summary
Adams County is a county of Ohio[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county of ohio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ohio[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: West Union[5]
- Shares border with: Highland County[6], Pike County[7], Scioto County[8], Lewis County[9], Mason County[10], Brown County[11]
- Named after: John Adams[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: West Union[13], Cherry Fork[14], Winchester[15]
- Commons category: Adams County, Ohio[16]
- Licence plate code: 01[17]
- Inception: July 10, 1797[18]
- Coordinate location: 38.84, -83.48[19]
- Authority: government of Adams County[20]
- Official website: http://www.adamscountyoh.com[21], https://www.adamscountyoh.gov/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Adams County, Ohio[23]
- Population: 28,550[24], 28,574[25], 28,486[26], 28,366[27], 28,105[28], 28,024[29], 27,477[30]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[31]
- Official name: Adams County[32]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Ohio[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Adams County, Ohio[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Adams County, Ohio[35]
- Number of households: 10,396[36]
- Native label: Adams County[37]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109731[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Adams County, Ohio[39]
- Different from: Adams County[40]
- Area: 1517[41]
Why It Matters
Adams County has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]