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Adair, IA - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Adair  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Adair Home page. The Adair Home page provides as much information as possible on Adair. Knowing Adair’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Adair’s Home page, you will also find Adair’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Adair has a population of 814. 51.4% of Adair’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.6 are female. 60.1% of Adair is married and 62.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $114,938, and the average rent is $811. Household median income in Adair is $45,357, and the individual median income is $33,098. Adair’s Ethnic is the following: White(90.9%), Asian(3.6%), Multiple(3.2%), Hispanic(2.7%), Black(2.3%).


The Rock Island Railroad was built through the area in 1868, which led to the area being known as Summit Cut. This was in reference to the ridge that forms the watershed divide between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The town officially became known as Adair on August 20, 1872, when it was incorporated with the county.


The town is named after General John Adair, a general in the War of 1812 who later became the eighth governor of Kentucky. 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. A rare F5 tornado occurred near this town on June 27, 1953, although the damage occurred closer to the town of Anita. One person was killed and two others were injured.Adair is recognizable from Interstate 80 by its tall yellow "smiley-face" water tower. Humorously known as "the happiest town on Earth", its roadsign warmly greets visitors with, "Welcome to Adair; it'll make you smile".


Some of the local businesses incorporate the smiley-face tower image into their company logos. Adair is mentioned in the 2013 Stephen King novel Doctor Sleep.


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