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County:

Bannock County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

16.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

118,995

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

147,459

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.89

Caribou NF

118,995

% Water:

3.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

High Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

52,200

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

65,421

25.3%

7.3%

18.0%

1990:

66,026

0.9%

-13.1%

14.0%

2000:

75,565

14.4%

2.9%

11.5%

2005:

78,155

3.4%

-2.4%

5.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

67,636

89.5%

0-to-19:

24,368

32.2%

Black:

411

0.5%

20-to-39:

23,038

30.5%

Hispanic:

3,540

4.7%

40-to-59:

17,999

23.8%

American Indian:

1,996

2.6%

60-plus:

10,160

13.4%

Other:

1,982

2.6%

Median Age:

29.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

67.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

24.9%

Median Family Income:

$44,192

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.8%

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