Cassia County

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Cassia County Courthouse
Cassia County Courthouse
administration
US state : Idaho
Administrative headquarters : Burley
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1459 Overland Ave.
Burley, ID 83318-1862
Foundation : February 20, 1879
Made up from: Oneida County
Area code : 001 208
Demographics
Residents : 22,952  (2010)
Population density : 3.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 6683 km²
Water surface : 36 km²
map
Map of Cassia County within Idaho
Website : www.cassiacounty.org

Cassia County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Burley .

geography

The county is located in southern Idaho, borders both Utah and Nevada and has an area of ​​6,683 square kilometers, of which 36 square kilometers are water. The lowest point in the county is Milner Lake , a reservoir of the Snake River at 1204 m and the highest on Cache Peak at 3110 m above sea level. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Minidoka County , Blaine County , Power County , Oneida County , Twin Falls County, and Jerome County . It is predominantly in the Basin and Range region, the north on the Snake River protrudes into the plain of the Snake River Plain .

history

Cassia County was formed on February 20, 1879 from parts of Oneida County. It was named after Cassia Creek , a small river nearby.

Cassia County has a National Historic Landmark , the City of Rocks . 6 other structures and sites are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 1812 -
1890 3143 73.5%
1900 3951 25.7%
1910 7197 82.2%
1920 15,659 117.6%
1930 13,116 -16.2%
1940 14,430 10%
1950 14,629 1.4%
1960 16,121 10.2%
1970 17,017 5.6%
1980 19,427 14.2%
1990 19,532 0.5%
2000 21,416 9.6%
2010 22,952 7.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Cassia County (as of 2000)
The Minidoka Dam with power station

As of the 2000 census , Cassia County had 21,416 people in 7,060 households and 5,485 families. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.69 percent white, 0.17 percent African American, 0.80 percent Native American, 0.37 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 12.06 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.87 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.74 percent of the population.

Of the 7,060 households, 42.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.2 percent of them were married couples living together. 8.8 percent were single mothers and 22.3 percent were non-families. 19.5 percent were single households and 9.5 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.46 people.

34.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 19.6 percent between 45 and 64 years. 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 98.7 men.

The median household income was 33.322 USD , the average income of families 38,162 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,132 versus $ 19,851 women. The per capita income was $ 14,087. 11.1 percent of families and 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 395698. 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. ^ Cassia County, Idaho , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Cassia County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 42 ° 16 ′  N , 113 ° 37 ′  W