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County:

Elmore County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16039

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

40% to 45%

Percent Land in NF:

40.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

791,105

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

544,267

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.69

Boise NF

645,352

% Water:

0.7

Sawtooth NF

145,753

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

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:

17,479

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,565

23.4%

-1.6%

25.0%

1990:

21,205

-1.7%

-21.7%

20.0%

2000:

29,130

37.4%

20.7%

16.7%

2005:

28,634

-1.7%

-8.8%

7.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

23,218

79.7%

0-to-19:

8,994

30.9%

Black:

914

3.1%

20-to-39:

11,654

40.0%

Hispanic:

3,492

12.0%

40-to-59:

5,601

19.2%

American Indian:

231

0.8%

60-plus:

2,881

9.9%

Other:

1,275

4.4%

Median Age:

29.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

9.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.3%

Median Family Income:

$37,823

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.8%

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