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County:

Power County

State:

Idaho

FIPS Code:

16077

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

4.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

36,047

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

75,295

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.02

Sawtooth NF

29,753

% Water:

2.6

Caribou NF

6,134

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Curlew NGL

160

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

High Mountain Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,864

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,844

40.7%

24.0%

16.7%

1990:

7,086

3.5%

-8.1%

11.6%

2000:

7,538

6.4%

-4.2%

10.6%

2005:

7,753

2.9%

-1.8%

4.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,592

74.2%

0-to-19:

2,758

36.6%

Black:

5

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,815

24.1%

Hispanic:

1,638

21.7%

40-to-59:

1,894

25.1%

American Indian:

225

3.0%

60-plus:

1,071

14.2%

Other:

78

1.0%

Median Age:

31.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.3%

Median Family Income:

$36,685

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.8%

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