Caribou County

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Caribou County Courthouse in Soda Springs, listed on NRHP No. 87001582 [1]
Caribou County Courthouse in Soda Springs, listed on NRHP No. 87001582
administration
US state : Idaho
Administrative headquarters : Soda Springs
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
159 S. Main Street
Soda Springs, ID 83276-1427
Foundation : February 11, 1919
Made up from: Bannock County
Area code : 001 208
Demographics
Residents : 6963  (2010)
Population density : 1.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4658 km²
Water surface : 84 km²
map
Map of Caribou County within Idaho

Caribou County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Soda Springs .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southeast of Idaho, borders Wyoming to the east , is about 60 km from Utah to the south and has an area of ​​4,658 square kilometers, of which 84 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Bonneville County , Bear Lake County , Franklin County , Bannock County, and Bingham County .

history

Caribou County was formed on February 11, 1919 from parts of Bannock County. It was named after the Caribou Mountains .

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1920 2191 -
1930 2121 -3.2%
1940 2284 7.7%
1950 5576 144.1%
1960 5976 7.2%
1970 6534 9.3%
1980 8695 33.1%
1990 6963 -19.9%
2000 7304 4.9%
2010 6963 -4.7%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010
Age pyramid of Caribou County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Caribou County had 7,304 people in 2,560 households and 1,978 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.14 percent white, 0.05 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, 0.12 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.19 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.96 percent of the population.

Of the 2,560 households, 39.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 69.3 percent of them were married couples living together. 5.2 percent were single mothers and 22.7 percent were non-families. 20.4 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.29 people.

31.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 years. 13.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 98.6 men.

The median household income was 37,609 USD , and the median income for a family 42,630 USD. Males had a median income of $ 38,575 versus $ 20,085 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,179. 7.0 percent of families and 9.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 395406. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Caribou County, Idaho , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 42 ° 46 ′  N , 111 ° 33 ′  W