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Adams County
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county in Pennsylvania, United States
Adams County is a county located in Pennsylvania in the United States. It is historically significant as the location of the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most important battles of the American Civil War.
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- Official name
- Adams County
- Population
- 103852
- Area
- 1351
- Official website
- www.adamscounty.us
- Image
- Adams PA Courthouse 1.JPG
- Households
- 39628
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- Commons category
- Adams County, Pennsylvania
- inception
- 1800-01-22
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- native label
- Adams County
- per capita income
- 32312
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Adams County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,852. Its county seat is Gettysburg. The county was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County, and was named for John Adams, the second President of the United States.
Between July 1 and July 3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest and most significant battle of the American Civil War, was fought near Gettysburg. As a result, Adams County is a center for Civil War-related tourism. Adams County comprises the Gettysburg metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area. The county is part of the South Central region of the commonwealth.