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Adams County
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county in Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- November 28, 1883
- Named after
- John Adams
- Seat
- Ritzville
- Largest city
- Othello
- Total
- 1,929.802 sq mi (4,998.16 km )
- Land
- 1,924.989 sq mi (4,985.70 km )
- Water
- 4.813 sq mi (12.47 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,488
- Density
- 11.2/sq mi (4.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional districts
- 4th , 5th
- Website
- co.adams.wa.us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- John Adams
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Washington
- Contains
- Ritzville
- Capital
- Ritzville
- Population
- 20613
- Area
- 4998
- Shares border with
- Grant County
- Official website
- www.co.adams.wa.us
- Image
- Ritzville, WA - Adams County Courthouse 02.jpg
- Households
- 6035
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- Commons category
- Adams County, Washington
- topic's main category
- Category:Adams County, Washington
- inception
- 1883-00-00
- different from
- Adams County
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Adams County
- topic has template
- Template:Adams County, Washington
- per capita income
- 20592
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Encyclopedic overview
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,613. The county seat is Ritzville, and its largest city is Othello. The county was formed out of Whitman County in November 1883 and is named after John Adams, the second President of the United States. Adams County's two most populous cities are Ritzville and Othello. Ritzville is located in the northeastern corner of the county at the junction of I-90 and US 395, making it a popular stop for travelers. Ritzville is an hour's drive from Spokane. Othello is located in the southwestern panhandle of the county.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adams County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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