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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the population was 68,277. The County was formed in 1825 out of Pike County. Its name is in honor of the sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams. Its county seat is Quincy, Illinois.
Adams County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1817 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1825 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1825 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1825 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1826 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 2,186
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| 1840 | 14,476
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| 1850 | 26,508
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| 1860 | 41,323
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| 1870 | 56,362
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| 1880 | 59,135
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| 1890 | 61,888
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| 1900 | 67,058
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| 1910 | 64,588
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| 1920 | 62,188
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| 1930 | 62,784
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| 1940 | 65,229
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| 1950 | 64,690
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| 1960 | 68,467
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| 1970 | 70,861
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| 1980 | 71,622
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| 1990 | 66,090
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.adams.il.us/
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