Lemhi County

administration
Lemhi County Courthouse
US state :	Idaho
Administrative headquarters :	Salmon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 206 Courthouse Drive Salmon, ID 83467-3900
Foundation :	January 9, 1869
Made up from:	Idaho County
Area code :	001 208
Demographics
Residents :	7936 (2010)
Population density :	0.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	11,835 km²
Water surface :	14 km²
map

Website : www.lemhicountyidaho.org

Lemhi County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Salmon .

geography

The county is located in north-central Idaho, borders Montana to both the north and northeast, and covers an area of 11,835 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Idaho County , Valley County , Custer County , Butte County, and Clark County .

history

Lemhi County was formed on January 9, 1869 from parts of Idaho County. It was named after Fort Lemhi , which was named after a character from the Book of Mormons .

Lemhi County has a National Historic Landmark , the Lemhi Pass . 14 other structures and sites are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	988	-
1880	2230	125.7%
1890	1915	-14.1%
1900	3446	79.9%
1910	4786	38.9%
1920	5164	7.9%
1930	4643	-10.1%
1940	6521	40.4%
1950	6278	-3.7%
1960	5816	-7.4%
1970	5566	-4.3%
1980	7460	34%
1990	6899	-7.5%
2000	7806	13.1%
2010	7936	1.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Lemhi County (as of 2000)

View over Salmon and parts of the county

Lemhi County had 7,806 people as of the 2000 census . Of these, 27 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 3,275 households and 2,217 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent are descended from two or more races. 2.2 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,275 households, 28.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.8 percent of them were married couples living together. 6.9 percent were single mothers and 32.3 percent were non-families. 27.7 percent were single households and 12.4 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 5.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 22.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 29.5 percent between 45 and 64 years. 16.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 97.5 men.

The median household income was 30,185 USD , and the median income for a family 35,261 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,558 versus $ 18,289 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,037. 10.6 percent of families and 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.