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County:

Bear Lake County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

36.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

229,978

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

187,190

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

22.31

Cache NF

136,067

% Water:

7.4

Caribou NF

93,911

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,801

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,931

19.5%

5.6%

13.9%

1990:

6,084

-12.2%

-24.0%

11.7%

2000:

6,411

5.4%

1.3%

4.1%

2005:

6,176

-3.7%

-5.3%

1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,195

96.6%

0-to-19:

2,296

35.8%

Black:

6

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,250

19.5%

Hispanic:

154

2.4%

40-to-59:

1,576

24.6%

American Indian:

27

0.4%

60-plus:

1,289

20.1%

Other:

29

0.5%

Median Age:

35.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

6.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.7%

Median Family Income:

$38,351

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.1%

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