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County:

Butte County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16023

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

18.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

271,062

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

202,431

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.95

Challis NF

222,742

% Water:

0.0

Targhee NF

48,320

Mean Jan. Temp:

19

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,925

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,342

14.3%

-2.3%

16.6%

1990:

2,918

-12.7%

-22.5%

9.8%

2000:

2,899

-0.7%

-4.8%

4.2%

2005:

2,808

-3.1%

-5.6%

2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,706

93.3%

0-to-19:

917

31.6%

Black:

8

0.3%

20-to-39:

574

19.8%

Hispanic:

120

4.1%

40-to-59:

810

27.9%

American Indian:

17

0.6%

60-plus:

598

20.6%

Other:

48

1.7%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.0%

Median Family Income:

$36,950

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.7%

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