Adams County

Summary

Adams County is a county of Ohio^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county_of_ohio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Adams County is located in Ohio^[3].
• Adams County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Adams County's instance of is recorded as county of Ohio^[5].
• Adams County's capital is recorded as West Union^[6].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Highland County^[7].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County^[8].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Scioto County^[9].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Lewis County^[10].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Mason County^[11].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Brown County^[12].
• John Adams is named after Adams County^[13].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Union^[14].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cherry Fork^[15].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Winchester^[16].
• Adams County's Commons category is recorded as Adams County, Ohio^[17].
• Adams County's licence plate code is recorded as 01^[18].
• Adams County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[19].
• Adams County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[20].
• July 10, 1797 marks the founding of Adams County^[21].
• Adams County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.84, 'lon': -83.48}^[22].
• Adams County's authority is recorded as government of Adams County^[23].
• Adams County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Adams County, Ohio^[24].
• Adams County has a population of {'amount': '+28550'}^[25].
• Adams County has a population of {'amount': '+28574'}^[26].
• Adams County has a population of {'amount': '+28486'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Adams County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Ohio^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Adams County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1517'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28550'}^[25], {'amount': '+28574'}^[26], {'amount': '+28486'}^[27], {'amount': '+28366'}^[29], {'amount': '+28105'}^[30], and {'amount': '+28024'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Adams County's instance of is recorded as county of Ohio^[5].

History and Context

July 10, 1797 marks the founding of Adams County^[21]. John Adams is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Adams County ranks in the top 6% of county_of_ohio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]