Grangeville, Idaho

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Grangeville
Main street Grangevilles 2008
Main street Grangevilles 2008
Location in the county
Location in county and Idaho
Basic data
Foundation : 1889
State : United States
State : Idaho
County : Idaho County
Coordinates : 45 ° 55 ′  N , 116 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 55 ′  N , 116 ° 7 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 3,141 (as of 2010)
Population density : 815.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.86 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.85 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1036 m
Postcodes : 83530-83531
Area code : +1 208
FIPS : 16-32950
GNIS ID : 396579
Website : grangeville.us
Mayor : Wes Lester

Grangeville (officially City of Grangeville ) is the largest city and county seat of Idaho County in the US state of Idaho .

history

From the 1860s to the 1870s, the first prospectors crossed a meadow in the Camas prairie on the way to Florence and Elk City , where today's Grangeville should be. The parish was incorporated in 1897 and was given status as the capital of Idaho County in 1902.

location

Grangeville is on the edge of the Camas Prairie and by the Nez Perce National Forest and Clearwater National Forest . The place is accessed from the west by US Highway 95 and from the east by Idaho State Highway 13 . In Grangeville is the western end of Idaho State Highway 13. At Grangeville some rivers with the names Snake River , Salmon River , Clearwater River and South Fork Clearwater River , Selway River and Lochsa River flow .

population

According to the 2010 Census , Grangeville had 3,141 people, 1,389 households and 841 families. The median age in the city was 37.4 years. The estimated median household income amounted to 43,463 US dollars . There were 1504 registered voters in town, most of whom voted for the Republican Party .

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1880 129 -
1890 540 318.6%
1900 1132 109.6%
1910 1534 35.5%
1920 1439 -6.2%
1930 1360 -5.5%
1940 1929 41.8%
1950 2544 31.9%
1960 3642 43.2%
1970 3636 -0.2%
1980 3666 0.8%
1990 3226 -12%
2000 3228 0.1%
2010 3141 -2.7%
2018 estimate 3200 1.9%
Source: census.gov
Population by gender
Male 1530 48.71%
Female 1611 51.29%
Population by age
0 to 4 223 7.10%
5 to 17 502 15.98%
18 to 64 1778 56.61%
65 and older 638 20.31%
Population by race
American Indians and Alaskan Indians 45 1.43%
Asians 20th 0.64%
African American 7th 0.22%
Hawaiians and Ozanians 4th 0.13%
Other 27 0.86%
With two or more races 59 1.88%
white 2979 95.84%
Swell:

transport

Streets

US 95.svg US Highway 95 Idaho State Highway 13
ID-13.svg

railroad

Until 2000, a Grangeville had its own railway connection via a section of the Camas Prairie Railroad opened in December 1908 . Grangeville was the southernmost point of the network of this railway company. In April 1998 this was acquired by North American RailNet . The new owner received approval from the Federal Surface Transportation Board in 2000 to close the route because it was no longer profitable. The last freight train left Grangeville station on November 29, 2000. Passenger operations had already ceased in August 1955.

Aerial photograph of Grangeville (2017)

Air traffic

Grangeville has its own airport called Idaho County Airport .

climate

Monthly Average Temperatures for Grangeville, Idaho
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 2.6 5.2 8.7 13.2 17.6 21.5 27.8 27.8 22.1 14.9 7.2 3.3 O 14.4
Record maximum ( ° C ) 17th 21st 26th 31 36 37 42 41 40 31 22nd 19th ᐃ 42
Min. Temperature (° C) −5.9 −4.3 −2.2 0.8 4.4 7.7 10.8 10.1 6.1 2.0 −2 −5 O 1.9
Record minimum (° C) -31 −31 −23 −12 −7 −3 1 −2 −7 −18 −27 −32 ᐁ −32
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Personalities

  • Matt Hill (born 1978), NFL player
  • Larry Ramos ( 1942- 2014), Grammy Award- winning singer
  • Ken Schrom (* 1954), MLB -Pitcher (1980–1987), born and raised in Grangeville

Web links

Commons : Grangeville (Idaho)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mayor and City Council - Grangeville Idaho. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Welcome to the City of Grangeville Idaho - County Seat of Idaho County. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  3. ↑ GNIS Detail - Grangeville. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b About Grangeville Idaho. Grangeville.us, accessed April 21, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Google Maps. Retrieved April 21, 2020 (de-US).
  6. ↑ Grangeville Idaho has many unique features. Grangeville Idaho Chamber of Commerce, accessed April 21, 2020 (American English).
  7. ^ Search Results - Grangeville city, ID. US Census Bureau, accessed April 21, 2020 (American English).
  8. ↑ Grangeville, ID Population - Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Grangeville, Idaho (ID 83530) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Google News archive search. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  11. ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News archive search. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  12. ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News archive search. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
  13. ^ Lazarus-long: Commons: Camas Prairie Railroad. In: Wikimedia Commons. February 2005, accessed April 21, 2020 .
  14. ^ Idaho County Airport - Gateway to North Central Idaho. Retrieved April 21, 2020 (American English).
  15. ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News archive search. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .