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Adams County, Illinois
Adams County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Quincy
Year Organized: 1825
Square Miles: 857 |
Court House: 507 Vermont Street
County Courthouse
Quincy, IL 62301-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
President John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State under President
James Monroe, US Representative and leading defender of free speech.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
The County of Adams was formed out of the
counties of Pike and Fulton and the attached
parts, by an act of the Legislature, approved
Jan. 18, 1825, Act: Be it enacted, that all that
tract of country within the following boundaries,
to-wit: beginning-at the place where the township
line between townships three south and four
south touches the Mississippi river, thence east
on said line to the range line between ranges four
and five west, thence north on said range line to
the northeast corner of township two north, range
five west, thence west on said township line to
the Mississippi river, and thence down said river
to the place of beginning, shall constitute a
county, to be called the county of Adams.
History of Adams County - Information is provided on
various topics, including a 62 page book published in 1905
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 871 square miles (2,257 kmē), of which 857
square miles (2,219 kmē) is land and 15 square miles (38 kmē) (1.68%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Hancock County
- Northeast: Schuyler County
- East: Brown County
- Southeast: Pike County
- Southwest: Marion County, Mo.
- Northwest: Lewis County, Mo.
Cities and Towns:
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- Adams |
township |
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- Burton |
township |
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- Camp Point |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Clayton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Coatsburg |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Columbus |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ellington |
township |
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- Fall Creek |
township |
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- Gilmer |
township |
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- Golden |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Keene |
township |
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- La Prairie |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Liberty |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lima |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Loraine |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- McKee |
township |
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- Melrose |
township |
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- Mendon |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Northeast |
township |
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- Payson |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Plainville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Quincy
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Richfield |
township |
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- Ursa |
village |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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