Boise County

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Boise County Courthouse
Boise County Courthouse
administration
US state : Idaho
Administrative headquarters : Idaho City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
420 Main Street
Idaho City, ID 83631-0000
Foundation : February 4, 1864
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 208
Demographics
Residents : 7028  (2010)
Population density : 1.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4938 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Boise County within Idaho
Website : www.co.boise.id.us

Boise County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Idaho City .

geography

The county is located in west central Idaho, about 50 km from Oregon and has an area of ​​4938 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Valley County , Custer County , Elmore County , Ada County, and Gem Counties .

history

Boise County was formed as the original county on February 4, 1864. It was named after the Boise River .

4 of the county's structures and sites are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 3834 -
1880 3214 -16.2%
1890 3342 4%
1900 4174 24.9%
1910 5250 25.8%
1920 1822 -65.3%
1930 1847 1.4%
1940 2333 26.3%
1950 1776 -23.9%
1960 1646 -7.3%
1970 1763 7.1%
1980 2999 70.1%
1990 3509 17%
2000 6670 90.1%
2010 7028 5.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Boise County's age pyramid (2000)
The Rendezvous Lake
The Sawtooth Range with the Salmon River in the foreground

According to the 2000 census , Boise County had 6,670 people in 2,616 households and 1,899 families. The population density was 1 person / km². The racial the population was composed of 95.23 percent white, 0.12 percent African American, 0.93 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.10 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.30 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.01 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.42 percent of the population.

Of the 2,616 households, 30.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.5 percent of them were married couples living together. 5.8 percent were single mothers and 27.4 percent were non-families. 21.8 percent were single households and 6.1 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93 people.

26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 4.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 30.3 percent between 45 and 64 years. 11.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 106.3 men.

The median household income was 38,651 USD , and the median income for a family 43,138 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,802 versus $ 26,250 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,787. 9.0 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 395157. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. Jump up ↑ Boise County, Idaho , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Boise County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 0 ′  N , 115 ° 43 ′  W