Editing Adams County, Wisconsin (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 18,643 people, 7,900 households, and 5,466 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|29|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 14,123 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.63% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 39.3% were of [[German people|German]], 14.8% [[United States|American]], 9.2% [[Polish people|Polish]], 8.3% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 8.0% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 6.0% [[English people|English]] ancestry. 96.1% spoke [[English language|English]], 1.8% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 1.1% [[German language|German]] as their first language.

There were 7,900 households, out of which 23.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.80% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 28.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.30 males.

In 2017, there were 131 births, giving a general fertility rate of 57.1 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 17th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. 51 of the births were to unmarried mothers, 80 were to married mothers. In 2017, 12.2% of the babies had a low birthweight, up from 7.8% in 2016 and the highest by percent in the state for 2017. In 71.0% of cases, prenatal care was deemed to be adequate, the 13th lowest in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |title=Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables |access-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619175940/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publication/p01161-2019-tb.xlsx |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, there were 10 induced abortions performed on women of Adams County residence in 2017.<ref>[https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p45360-17.pdf Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin], Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18</ref>