# Adams, Illinois

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Not to be confused with [Adams Township, Illinois](/source/Adams_Township,_Illinois) or [Adams County, Illinois](/source/Adams_County,_Illinois).

**Adams** is an [unincorporated town](/source/Unincorporated_place) in [Burton Township](/source/Burton_Township,_Adams_County,_Illinois), [Adams County](/source/Adams_County,_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), United States, approximately 13 miles (21 km) southeast of [Quincy](/source/Quincy,_Illinois). It is tracked by the [census bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau) as a [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place).

Adams was laid out in 1838[2] and as of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), had a population of 75.[3]

## Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, the area encompassed by the CDP has a total area of 2.24 square miles (5.80 km2), all land.[4]

## Demographics

As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census)[5] there were 75 people, 28 households, and 16 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 33.53 inhabitants per square mile (12.95 /km2). There were 35 housing units at an average density of 15.65 inhabitants per square mile (6.04 /km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.33% [White](/source/White_(U.S._Census)), 1.33% [African American](/source/African_American_(U.S._Census)), 0.00% [Native American](/source/Native_American_(U.S._Census)), 0.00% [Asian](/source/Asian_(U.S._Census)), 0.00% [Pacific Islander](/source/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)), 0.00% from [other races](/source/Race_(United_States_Census)), and 5.33% from two or more races. [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)) or [Latino](/source/Latino_(U.S._Census)) of any race were 1.33% of the population.

## Education

The school district for most areas is [Payson Community Unit School District 1](/source/Payson_Community_Unit_School_District_1). A portion is in the [Liberty Community Unit School District 2](/source/Liberty_Community_Unit_School_District_2).[6] The comprehensive high school of the Payson district is [Payson-Seymour High School](/source/Payson-Seymour_High_School), and the comprehensive high school of the Liberty district is [Liberty High School](/source/Liberty_High_School_(Liberty,_Illinois)).

## References

1. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). [*Place Names of Illinois*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PR1). University of Illinois Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

1. ["2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)"](https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A00191&in=state%3A17). *United States Census Bureau*. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

1. ["Gazetteer Files"](https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html). *[Census.gov](/source/Census.gov)*. Retrieved 2022-06-29.

1. ["Explore Census Data"](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1700191). *data.census.gov*. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

1. Geography Division (December 22, 2020). [*2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, IL*](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17001_adams/DC20SD_C17001.pdf). [U.S. Census Bureau](/source/U.S._Census_Bureau). Retrieved 2025-06-02. - [Text list](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17001_adams/DC20SD_C17001_SD2MS.txt)

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