Adams County
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Adams County is a county located in Illinois in the United States. It is one of the many counties that make up the state's administrative and governmental structure.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- John Quincy Adams
- Seat
- Quincy
- Largest city
- Quincy
- Total
- 871 sq mi (2,260 km )
- Land
- 855 sq mi (2,210 km )
- Water
- 16 sq mi (41 km ) 1.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 64,267
- Density
- 76.9/sq mi (29.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 15th
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Adams County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 65,737. Its county seat is Quincy. Adams County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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