Gooding, Idaho

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Gooding
Aerial view from the south
Aerial view from the south
Location in Idaho
Gooding County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gooding Highlighted 1632140.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1907
State : United States
State : Idaho
County : Gooding County
Coordinates : 42 ° 56 ′  N , 114 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 56 ′  N , 114 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 3,567 (as of 2010)
Population density : 900.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.96 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 )
Height : 1089 m
Postal code : 83330
Area code : +1 208
FIPS : 16-32140
GNIS ID : 0399894
Website : www.goodingidaho.org

Gooding is the largest city and the county seat of Gooding County in the US state of Idaho .

location

Gooding is located on the Little Wood River about 20 kilometers west of Shoshone at an altitude of 1,089 meters. The Big Wood River runs north of the city and US Highway 26 south of the city . East of the city is the end of the Black Butte Crater Lava Field .

The city has an area of ​​3.96 km², of which 3.93 km² is land and 0.03 km² is water.

history

In 1882/83 the Oregon Short Line built a train station on the site of what would later become Gooding, and a post office was added in 1887. Frank R. Gooding , who was governor of the state of Idaho from 1905 to 1909 and who ran sheep on the site of what would later become the city, had an area of ​​65 hectares parceled out and sold in 1907. November 14, 1907, on which the first parcel was sold, is considered to be the founding date of the place later named after Gooding. In 1911 the first town hall with an office for the mayor and a meeting room for the city council was built as an extension to the existing fire station.

Demographics

According to the 2010 United States Census , Gooding had 3,567 residents, 1,784 men and 1,783 women. 1156 residents were under 20 years old, 633 were 65 or older.

climate

Gooding has a relatively mild climate with an average maximum temperature of 24 ° C, an average minimum temperature of −2 ° C and an average rainfall of 227 mm.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Gooding, Idaho  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gooding. In: Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved May 4, 2018 (American English).
  2. ↑ 2018 US Gazetteer Files. In: www2.census.gov. US Census Bureau, accessed January 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b City of Gooding. In: www.goodingidaho.org. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
  4. ^ Gooding City, Idaho. In: American FactFinder. US Census Bureau, accessed January 15, 2019 .