Adams County | |
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_from_S.JPG) Adams County Courthouse in Hastings | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′N 98°30′W / 40.52°N 98.5°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1867 (authorized) 1871 (organized) |
| Named for | John Adams |
| Seat | Hastings |
| Largest city | Hastings |
| Area | |
• Total | 564 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Land | 563 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,027 |
• Estimate (2023) | 28,746  |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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).
- ^ "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Adams County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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