Adams County

Summary

Adams County is a county of Pennsylvania^[1]. It draws 179 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #24 of 67).^[2]

Key Facts

• Adams County is located in Pennsylvania^[3].
• Adams County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Adams County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania^[5].
• Adams County's capital is recorded as Gettysburg^[6].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Cumberland County^[7].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as York County^[8].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County^[9].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Frederick County^[10].
• Adams County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County^[11].
• John Adams is named after Adams County^[12].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gettysburg^[13].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Abbottstown^[14].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arendtsville^[15].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bendersville^[16].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Berwick Township^[17].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Biglerville^[18].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bonneauville^[19].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Butler Township^[20].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carroll Valley^[21].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conewago Township^[22].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cumberland Township^[23].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Berlin^[24].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fairfield^[25].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Franklin Township^[26].
• Adams County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freedom Township^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+101407'}^[28], {'amount': '+101462'}^[29], {'amount': '+101611'}^[30], {'amount': '+101610'}^[31], {'amount': '+101546'}^[32], and {'amount': '+102295'}^[33].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 22, 1800 marks the founding of Adams County^[34]. John Adams is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

Adams County draws 179 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #24 of 67).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]