Canyon County

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Canyon County Courthouse
Canyon County Courthouse
administration
US state : Idaho
Administrative headquarters : Caldwell
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1115 Albany Street
Caldwell, ID 83605-3522
Foundation : March 7, 1891
Made up from: Ada County
Area code : 001 208
Demographics
Residents : 188,923  (2010)
Population density : 123.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1563 km²
Water surface : 36 km²
map
Map of Canyon County within Idaho
Website : www.canyoncounty.org

Canyon County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Caldwell .

geography

The county is located in southwest Idaho, borders Oregon to the west and has an area of ​​1,563 square kilometers, of which 36 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Payette County , Gem County , Ada County, and Owyhee Counties . It lies entirely within the plain of the Snake River Plain .

history

Canyon County was formed on March 7, 1891 from parts of Ada County. Early immigrants moved to the west coast of this county as the Oregon Trail passed here.

Forty-four buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1900 7497 -
1910 25,323 237.8%
1920 26,932 6.4%
1930 30,930 14.8%
1940 40,987 32.5%
1950 53,597 30.8%
1960 57,662 7.6%
1970 61,288 6.3%
1980 83,756 36.7%
1990 90.076 7.5%
2000 131,441 45.9%
2010 188.923 43.7%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010
Canyon County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Canyon County had 131,441 people in 45,018 households and 33,943 families. The population density was 86 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.10 percent white, 0.32 percent African American, 0.85 percent Native American, 0.80 percent Asian, 0.13 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 12.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.62 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.61 percent of the population.

Of the 45,018 households, 39.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.7 percent of them were married couples living together. 10.1 percent were single mothers and 24.6 percent were non-families. 19.8 percent were single households and 8.4 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.28 people.

30.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.7 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 19.1 percent between 45 and 64 years. 11.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.3 men.

The median household income was 35,884 USD , and the median income for a family 40,377 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,418 versus $ 22,044 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,155. 8.7 percent of families and 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 399406. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  5. Jump up ↑ Canyon County, Idaho , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 43 ° 38 ′  N , 116 ° 43 ′  W