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The Village of Adams is located in the south part of the town. HISTORY The village was first settled around 1800 and was called Smith's Mills. The village was incorporated in the year 1851 . GEOGRAPHY Adams is located at 43°48'32" North, 76°1'25" West (43.809088, -76.02385). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 4.0 Km&2 (1.5 Mi&2 ). None of the area is covered with water. The village is adjacent to Interstate 81 and is located on US Route 11 . Sandy Creek is a stream the flows past the village on its south border. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,624 people, 705 households, and 425 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 407.2/km&2 (1,054.0/mi&2). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 195.8/km&2 (506.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.91% White , 0.74% Black or African American , 0.25% Native American , 0.12% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from Other Races , and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 705 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were Married Couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96. In the village the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,677, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $31,058 versus $25,724 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $18,452. 15.3% of the population and 12.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 22.6% of those under the age of 18 and 12.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE VILLAGE OF ADAMS A former resident, Melvil Dewey , invented the Dewey Decimal library classification system. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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