Adams

History

Adams was originally called South Friendship, but after a petition from residents who did not like the name, the Chicago and North Western Railway changed it to Adams due to its short nature. The town became a division point in 1911 for the lines of the Chicago and North Western Railway The Milwaukee, Sparta, and Northwestern Railroad, a subsidiary of the Chicago and North Western Railway, began the "Air Line" or "Adams Cutoff" from Adams towards Sparta, Wisconsin in 1910.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Adams is located at (43.955280, -89.816920). Adams shares a common border with the Village of Friendship, leading to the common use of the name Adams-Friendship in news and weather reports as well as the name of the city's school district Adams Friendship Area School District.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,630
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,604
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,064
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  1,051
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  987
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  919
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  861
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  745

Largest nearby schools

• Adams-Friendship Elementary
  Elementary · Adams · 494 students · 12:1 ratio
• Adams-Friendship High
  High · Adams · 443 students · 11.7:1 ratio
• Adams-Friendship Middle
  Middle · Adams · 378 students · 10.5:1 ratio