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County:

Caribou County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16029

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

33.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

375,487

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

405,917

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.06

Caribou NF

352,976

% Water:

1.8

Cache NF

22,511

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Mean July Temp:

65

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,534

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,695

33.1%

10.7%

22.4%

1990:

6,963

-19.9%

-34.2%

14.2%

2000:

7,304

4.9%

-2.0%

6.9%

2005:

7,131

-2.4%

-5.5%

3.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,929

94.9%

0-to-19:

2,509

34.4%

Black:

3

0.0%

20-to-39:

1,629

22.3%

Hispanic:

289

4.0%

40-to-59:

1,895

25.9%

American Indian:

14

0.2%

60-plus:

1,271

17.4%

Other:

69

0.9%

Median Age:

35.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.9%

Median Family Income:

$42,630

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.0%

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