Adams County
Population 91,292
Land Area 332,834 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 6

Private Schools: 13

Vo-Tech Schools: 0

Colleges and Universities: 2

Environmental Education Facilities: 3


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  CSXT, GET

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     1 on 88.8 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 0 on 0 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 1


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 2
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 22,078,368
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: -

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): 2,881,165
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): 1,399,878

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Adams County Economic Development Corporation

Small Business Development Center
     •  list
     •  list
     •  list

Local Development District
     •  Not within the jurisdiction of the Appalachian Regional Commission

Industrial Resource Center
     •  MANTEC

Ben Franklin Technology Center
     •  Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern PA

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
0 KOZs on 0 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 1,280

Farm Land (acres): 192,000

Average Farm Size (acres): 150

CRP Land (acres):504


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 109,700

Total Timberland (acres): 106,700

Mill Residues (dry tons): 10,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 4,088,000

NOTE
The Waste in Place value does not include 1 of the 2 landfills because the amount of waste has not yet been determined in these three.

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Revised August 2002