Adams County, Mississippi
| Adams County, Mississippi | |
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The Adams County Courthouse at 201 South Wall Street in Natchez was built in 1821 and enlarged in 1925.
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 Location in the U.S. state of Mississippi |
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 Mississippi's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1799 |
| Named for | John Adams |
| Seat | Natchez |
| Largest city | Natchez |
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| • Total | 488 sq mi (1,264 km2) |
| • Land | 462 sq mi (1,197 km2) |
| • Water | 25 sq mi (65 km2), 5.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 32,297 |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (27/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,297. The county seat is Natchez. The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second U.S. President, John Adams, who held that office when the county was organized in 1799.
Adams County is part of the Natchez, MS–LA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Adams County was created on April 2, 1799, from part of Pickering Territorial County. The county was organized eighteen years before Mississippi became a state. Four Mississippi governors have come from Adams County: David Holmes, George Poindexter, John A. Quitman, and Gerard Brandon.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 488 square miles (1,260 km2), of which 462 square miles (1,200 km2) is land and 25 square miles (65 km2) (5.2%) is water.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 32,297 people residing in the county. 53.5% were Black or African American, 42.7% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% of some other race and 1.4% of two or more races. 6.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
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