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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,654. Its county seat is Friendship. The county was created in 1848 and organized in 1853.[1] Sources differ as to whether its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams, or his son, the sixth President, John Quincy Adams.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1848 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1853 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1853 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1854 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1857 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1850 | 187
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1860 | 6,492
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1870 | 6,601
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1880 | 6,741
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1890 | 6,889
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1900 | 9,141
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1910 | 8,604
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1920 | 9,287
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1930 | 8,003
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1940 | 8,449
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1950 | 7,906
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1960 | 7,566
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1970 | 9,234
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1980 | 13,457
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1990 | 15,682
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