Adams County, Wisconsin

Adams County
Adams County
County
	Adams County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°58′N 89°46′W / 43.97°N 89.77°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1853
Named for	John Quincy Adams
Seat	Friendship (village)
Largest city	Adams
Area
• Total	689 sq mi (1,780 km2)
• Land	646 sq mi (1,670 km2)
• Water	43 sq mi (110 km2) 6.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	20,654
• Density	32.0/sq mi (12.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.co.adams.wi.us

Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,654.^[2] Its county seat is Friendship.^[3] The county was created in 1848 and organized in 1853.^[4] Sources differ as to whether its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams, or his son, the sixth President, John Quincy Adams.

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^ "QuickFacts: Adams County, Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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