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County:

Camas County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16025

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

45% to 50%

Percent Land in NF:

47.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

323,546

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

203,037

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

22.8

Sawtooth NF

323,546

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

728

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

818

12.4%

2.5%

9.9%

1990:

727

-11.1%

-19.1%

7.9%

2000:

991

36.3%

31.7%

4.6%

2005:

1,050

6.0%

3.1%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

910

91.8%

0-to-19:

267

26.9%

Black:

1

0.1%

20-to-39:

236

23.8%

Hispanic:

55

5.5%

40-to-59:

294

29.7%

American Indian:

3

0.3%

60-plus:

194

19.6%

Other:

22

2.2%

Median Age:

39.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

22.2%

Median Family Income:

$40,156

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.2%

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