Bruneau, Idaho
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Location in Idaho
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Idaho | ||
| County : | Owyhee County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 53 ′ N , 115 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Height : | 777 m | ||
| Postal code : | 83604 | ||
| Area code : | +1 208 | ||
| FIPS : | 16-10450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 396181 | ||
Bruneau is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the US state Idaho . It lies between the confluence of the Bruneau River and the Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park .
geography
Bruneau's geographic coordinates are 42 ° 53 ′ N , 115 ° 48 ′ W (42.8804516, -115.7973081); the place is at an altitude of 777 m . The settlement lies on the eastern flank of the Bruneau Valley , above the Bruneau arm of the Strike Reservoir .
State Highways 51 and 78 pass directly south of the village. Both trunk roads have a common course in this area for a few kilometers. State Highway 51 and State Highway 78 meet about two miles west of Bruneau , and they split just before ID-51 crosses the Snake River . ID-51 runs north to Mountain Home in Elmore County and south across the state line as Nevada Route 225 to Elko , Nevada . The ID-78 leads west to Grand View , Murphy and Marsing and east to Hammett and Interstate 84 .
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 75 | - | |
| 1890 | 63 | -16% | |
| 1900 | 105 | 66.7% | |
| 1910 | 150 | 42.9% | |
| 1920 | 490 | 226.7% | |
| 1930 | 300 | -38.8% | |
| 1940 | 300 | 0% | |
| 1950 | 300 | 0% | |
| 1960 | 200 | -33.3% | |
| 1970 | 100 | -50% | |
| 1980 | 190 | 90% | |
| 1990 | 190 | 0% | |
| Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western US Cities & Towns, 1850-1990 . Lanham : Scarecrow, 1996, p. 90. | |||
supporting documents
- ^ Bruneau ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 10, 2019.