Montpelier, Idaho
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| Montpelier in Bear Lake County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1864 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Idaho |
| County : | Bear Lake County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 19 ′ N , 111 ° 18 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 2,785 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 580.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1823 m |
| Postcodes : | 83220, 83254 |
| Area code : | +1 208 |
| FIPS : | 16-53920 |
| GNIS ID : | 0396914 |
| Website : | montpelier.id.gov |
Montpelier is a city in Bear Lake County in the US state of Idaho . In 2000 the place had 2785 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Bear Lake Valley , an agricultural area north of Bear Lake in southeast Idaho on the border with Utah . The first settlers to settle in 1863 were Mormons on the Oregon Trail .
history
Like most places in the western United States, the name of Montpelier has changed several times. The Oregon Trail settlers knew the place as Clover Creek and later the name Belmont was used until Brigham Young , one of the founders of Mormonism, named the place after his birthplace in Vermont . In 1892 a railway line was led to Montpelier and a train station existed in Montpelier until 1972.
In 1896, Montpelier was the scene of a bank robbery by Butch Cassidy , Elzy Lay and Bob Meeks , who thereby get money and thus be able to raise bail for gang member Matt Warner.
geography
Montpelier is at the intersection of US Highway 89 and US Highway 30 ; the geographical coordinates Montpelier are 42 ° 19 ' N , 111 ° 18' W .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 4.8 km², which is composed entirely of land.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, 2,785 people lived in the city. The population density was 584.4 people per km ². There were 1171 housing units at an average of 245.7 per km ². The population was 96.70% White , 0.61% Native American , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.97% said they were of other races , and 0.68% said two or more races. 3.81% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Montpelier were distributed to 1012 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18. 58.7% of households are married, 8.8% had a female head of the household without a husband and 29.3% did not form families. 26.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 13.9% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.31 people.
The urban population was divided into 32.3% minors, 8.3% 18–24 year olds, 23.6% 25–44 year olds, 19.4% 45–64 year olds and 16.6% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 women there were 96.3 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 93.4 men.
The median household income in Montpelier was 29,693 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 33,639 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 32,215 compared to $ 15,227 for women. The per capita income in Montpelier was $ 12,364. 12.9% of the population and 9.2% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 17.6% of minors and 9.2% of those aged 65 and over.
Attractions
- Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Minnetonka Cave
- National Oregon / California Trail Center
sons and daughters of the town
- Gordon H. Dunn (* 1932), physicist
