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Population (year 2000): 800. Estimated
population in July 2005: 782 (-2.3% change)
Males: 374 (46.8%), Females: 426 (53.3%)
Mower County
Zip code:
55909
Median resident age: 48.7 years
Median household income: $31,289 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in Adams:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (54.6%), Norwegian (25.8%),
Irish (9.8%), English (4.5%), United States (4.5%), Danish
(3.4%).
Elevation: 1280 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Adams
- High school or higher: 72.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Adams city
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 65.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 4.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+6.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Adams:
- AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; AUSTIN, MN)
- MITCHELL COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 21
miles; OSAGE, IA)
- ROCHESTER METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
ROCHESTER, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Adams:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 51 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 74 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Adams:
- AUSTIN MUNI (about 16 miles; AUSTIN, MN; ID: AUM)
- OSAGE MUNI (about 21 miles; OSAGE, IA; ID: D02)
- DODGE CENTER (about 32 miles; DODGE CENTER, MN; ID:
TOB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Adams:
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 63
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 68 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 69 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
Public high school in Adams:
- SOUTHLAND SR. (Students: 254; Location: 203
2ND ST. N.W.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Adams:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 125; Location:
P O BOX 249 11 5TH S W; Grades: 1 - 8)
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