About Adair
Adair is a tiny community in southwestern Iowa counting 792 people who proudly call it home.
Adair holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 358 residents per square mile.
📰 Adair News Today
- Armed man taken into custody after Stuart shooting KCCI · Aug 18
- Lola Mae Peterson Obituary Aug 9, 2026 schmidtfamilyfh.com · Aug 9
- Hourly Weather Forecast for Adair, Iowa - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 24
- Adair County Arrest Report westerniowatoday.com · Aug 17
- Adair and Guthrie County Youth Ready to Enjoy Iowa State Fair Raccoon Valley Radio · Aug 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Adair Unique
- Positioned in southwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Adair
- Casey's
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Jesse James Historical Park · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Adair
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Adair
- Adair-Casey Elementary School
- Adair-Casey Jr. High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIowa
TypeCity
Population (2024)792
Rank in state#330 of 940
Land area2.21 sq mi
Density358/sq mi
Coordinates41.5002, -94.6440