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Adams County, Idaho

15 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.

In four numbers

People
4,744
Median household income
$61,808
±4,677
Unemployed
7.4%
141 of 1,893 in the labour force
Homes with broadband
76.8%
1,364 of 1,776 households

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.

Who governs here

County government 1

County government in Adams County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
County of Adams4,625 (2021)Po Box 48, CouncilWebsite

Cities, towns and villages 2

Cities, towns and villages in Adams County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
City of Council908 (2021)Po Box 606, CouncilWebsite
City of New Meadows546 (2021)Po Box 324, New MeadowsWebsite

Special districts 12

Special districts in Adams County
NameWhat it doesOfficeWebsite
Bear Creek Cemetery DistrictCemeteries4256 Landore Rd, Council—
Council Valley Cemetery DistrictCemeteries2280 Old Hornet Rd, Council—
Indian Valley Cemetery DistrictCemeteriesPo Box 97, Indian Valley—
Meadows Valley Cemetery District 1Cemeteries3726 Cemetery Rd, New Meadows—
Little Weiser Irrigation DistrictIrrigation2410 Little Weiser River Rd, Indian Valley—
Council Valley Free Library DistrictLibrariesPo Box E, CouncilWebsite
Meadows Valley Library DistrictLibrariesPo Box 436, New Meadows—
Council Valley Rural Fire Protection District 1Local fire protectionPo Box 351, Council—
Indian Valley Rural Fire DistrictLocal fire protectionPo Box 95, Indian Valley—
Meadows Valley Rural Fire DistrictLocal fire protectionPo Box 523, New MeadowsWebsite
Adams County Recreation DistrictParks and recreationPo Box 772, Council—
Adams Soil and Water Conservation DistrictSoil and water conservationPo Box 26, Council—

U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.

School districts based here

  • COUNCIL DISTRICT

    School district2 schools

    101 EAST BLEEKER AVENUE, Council, ID, 83612

    Federal record.

  • MEADOWS VALLEY DISTRICT

    School district1 schools

    500 NORTH MILLER AVENUE, New Meadows, ID, 83654

    Federal record.

National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.

Farmers markets

USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.

In the counties that border this one

  • Valley County

    Alpha Nursery Farmer's Market (12 Alpha Lane Cascade) · Donnelly Farmers Market (donnelly) · McCall Farmers' Market (McCall)

  • Wallowa County, Oregon

    Wallowa County Farmers' Market (Enterprise) · Lower Valley Farmers Market (Wallowa)

Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.

USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.