Adair is a town/city in Adair and Guthrie Counties in the U.S.
The Guthrie County portion of Adair is part of the Des Moines West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town officially became Adair on August 20, 1872 when it was incorporated with the county. The town is titled after General John Adair, a general in the War of 1812 who later became the 8th governor of Kentucky.
Adair is positioned at 41 30 0 N 94 38 38 WCoordinates: 41 30 0 N 94 38 38 W (41.500094, -94.643839). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2), of which, 2.20 square miles (5.70 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 781 citizens , 361 homeholds, and 208 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 355.0 inhabitants per square mile (137.1/km2).
There were 403 housing units at an average density of 183.2 per square mile (70.7/km2).
There were 361 homeholds of which 24.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families.
38.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 41.9 years.
23.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 839 citizens , 366 homeholds, and 214 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 381.1 citizens per square mile (147.2/km ).
There were 404 housing units at an average density of 183.5 per square mile (70.9/km ).
There were 366 homeholds out of which 29.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families.
39.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Age spread: 22.2% under the age of 18, 17.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,319, and the median income for a family was $42,847.
About 2.5% of families and 6.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1.
Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Iowa, United States Municipalities and communities of Guthrie County, Iowa, United States
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Cities in Adair County, Iowa - Cities in Guthrie County, Iowa - Cities in Iowa - Des Moines urbane region - Populated places established in 1872 - 1872 establishments in Iowa
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