Adair, Iowa
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Adair is a city in Adair County, Iowa, United States. The population was 839 at the 2000 census.
History
Adair was the scene of the first successful train robbery in the American West when on July 21, 1873 the James-Younger Gang (led by Jesse James) took US $3,000 from the Rock Island Express after derailing it southwest of the town. The derailment killed the engineer.Adair is recognizable from Interstate 80 by its yellow "smiley-face" water tower.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.90%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 839 people, 366 households, and 214 families residing in the city. The population density was 147.2/km² (381.1/mi²). There were 404 housing units at an average density of 70.9/km² (183.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.05% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.There were 366 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,319, and the median income for a family was $42,847. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $22,941 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,557. About 2.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
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