Fremont County, Idaho

administration
Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, listed on NRHP No. 79000789
US state :	Idaho
Administrative headquarters :	St. Anthony
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 151 West 1st North Saint Anthony, ID 83445-1413
Foundation :	March 4, 1893
Made up from:	Bingham County Lemhi County
Area code :	001 208
Demographics
Residents :	13,242 (2010)
Population density :	2.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	4910 km²
Water surface :	75 km²
map

Website : www.co.fremont.id.us

Fremont County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is St. Anthony .

geography

The county is located in the far east of Idaho, borders Montana to the north and Wyoming to the east and has an area of 4910 square kilometers, of which 75 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Clark County , Jefferson County , Madison County, and Teton County . In Fremont County lies the eastern end of the Snake River Plain with the Island Park Caldera .

history

Fremont County was formed on March 4, 1893 from parts of Bingham County and Lemhi County. It was named after John C. Frémont , a US military officer and the first Republican candidate for the US presidency.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	12,821	-
1910	24,606	91.9%
1920	10,380	-57.8%
1930	9924	-4.4%
1940	10,304	3.8%
1950	9351	-9.2%
1960	8679	-7.2%
1970	8710	0.4%
1980	10,813	24.1%
1990	10,937	1.1%
2000	11,819	8.1%
2010	13,242	12%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Fremont County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Henry's Lake

Dam Island Park Dam

As of the 2000 census , Fremont County had 11,819 people in 3,885 households and 3,030 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.41 percent white, 0.16 percent African American, 0.51 percent Native American, 0.36 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.94 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.56 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.62 percent of the population.

Of the 3,885 households, 39.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 67.9 percent of them were married couples living together. 6.9 percent were single mothers and 22.0 percent were non-families. 19.5 percent were single households and 8.5 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.43 people.

33.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 20.4 percent between 45 and 64 years. 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 105.8 men.

The median household income was 33,424 USD , and the median income for a family 36,715 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,490 versus $ 19,670 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,965. 10.3 percent of families and 14.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.