| County: | Adair County |
| State: | Iowa |
| Ex Image: | Adair County Courthouse Greenfield IA.jpg |
| Founded Year: | 1851 |
| Seat Wl: | Greenfield |
| Largest City Wl: | Greenfield |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 570 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 569 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.0 |
| Area Percentage: | 0.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7496 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Time Zone: | Central |
| Web: | www.adaircountyiowa.org |
| District: | 3rd |
| Named For: | John Adair |
Adair County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,496.[1] Its county seat is Greenfield.[2]
Adair County was formed in 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County. It was named for John Adair, a general in the War of 1812, and the eighth Governor of Kentucky.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.2%) is water.[3]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 7,496 in the county, with a population density of . 96.88% of the population reported being of one race. 92.89% were non-Hispanic White, 0.61% were Black, 2.48% were Hispanic, 0.25% were Native American, 0.31% were Asian, 0.03% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 3.43% were some other race or more than one race. There were 3,585 housing units of which 3,217 were occupied.[1]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,682 people, 3,292 households, and 2,148 families residing in the county.[4] The population density was . There were 3,698 housing units at an average density of .[5] The racial makeup of the county was 98.4% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population.[4] In terms of ancestry, 42.9% were German, 12.6% were Irish, 11.9% were English, 6.7% were Danish, and 6.4% were American.[6]
Of the 3,292 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.8% were non-families, and 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 45.3 years.[4]
The median income for a household in the county was $45,202 and the median income for a family was $57,287. Males had a median income of $38,638 versus $31,642 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,497. About 5.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.[7]
, 67.9% of the population (5,597) had a declared religious affiliation, in every case Christian. The leading religious denomination was the United Methodist Church, with 23.6% of the population (1,944 members); second was the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, with 15.4% (1,268 members); third was the Roman Catholic church, with 12% of the population (1,003 members); and fourth was the Evangelical Lutheran church, with 11.8% of the population (978 members).[8]
The county is served by five school districts:[9]
The schools in the Nodaway Valley Community School District are:[10]
The schools in the Orient-Macksburg Community School District are:[11]
The schools in the CAM Community School District are:[12]
The schools in the Adair–Casey Community School District are:[13]
The schools in the West Central Valley Community School District are:[15]
Adair County is divided into sixteen townships:
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Adair County.[1]
† county seat
| Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2020 Census) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | † Greenfield | City | 2,062 | |
| 2 | Adair (partially in Guthrie County) | City | 773 (791 total) | |
| 3 | Stuart (partially in Guthrie County) | City | 723 (1,782 total) | |
| 4 | Fontanelle | City | 676 | |
| 5 | Orient | City | 368 | |
| 6 | Bridgewater | City | 148 | |
| 7 | Casey (mostly in Guthrie County) | City | 19 (387 total) |
The county was part of Iowa's 5th congressional district, which had a score of R+9 (strongly Republican) in the Cook Partisan Voting Index.[16]
