Adams County, Nebraska

Adams County
Adams County Courthouse in Hastings
Adams County Courthouse in Hastings
Map of Nebraska highlighting Adams County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°31′N 98°30′W / 40.52°N 98.5°W / 40.52; -98.5
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1867 (authorized)
1871 (organized)
Named forJohn Adams
SeatHastings
Largest cityHastings
Area
 • Total564 sq mi (1,460 km2)
 • Land563 sq mi (1,460 km2)
 • Water1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total31,027
 • Estimate 
(2023)
28,746 Decrease
 • Density55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.adamscounty.org

Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 31,205.[1] Its county seat is Hastings.[2] The county was formed in 1867 and organized in 1871.[3][4] It is named for John Adams, the second President of the United States.[5] Adams County comprises the Hastings, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Adams County is represented by the prefix 14 (it had the 14th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Adams County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Andreas, A. T. "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on September 2, 2003. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Adams County Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. September 1999. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)