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County: Shoshone County
State: Idaho
FIPS Code: 16079

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 70% to 75% Percent Land in NF:
71.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
1,200,217
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
1,547,385
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 5.38 St. Joe NF
680,469
% Water: 0.1 Coeur D Alene NF
471,734
Mean Jan. Temp: 25 Clearwater NF
48,014
Mean July Temp: 64
Topography: High Mountains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town
Economic Type: Mining
Policy Type: Population Loss, Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 19,718 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 19,226 -2.5% -11.4% 8.9%
1990: 13,931 -27.5% -30.3% 2.7%
2000: 13,771 -1.1% -1.0% -0.2%
2005: 13,157 -4.5% -3.3% -1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
13,047 94.7% 0-to-19:
3,460 25.1%
Black:
15 0.1% 20-to-39:
3,061 22.2%
Hispanic:
266 1.9% 40-to-59:
4,039 29.3%
American Indian:
185 1.3% 60-plus:
3,211 23.3%
Other:
258 1.9%
Median Age: 41.7
Population Density (persons per square mile): 5.2
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 77.9%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 10.2%
Median Family Income: $35,694
Families Below Poverty Line: 12.4%
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