Nez Perce County

administration
The Nez Perce County Courthouse in Lewiston
US state :	Idaho
Administrative headquarters :	Lewiston
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1230 Main Street Lewiston, ID 83501-1975
Foundation :	February 4, 1864
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 208
Demographics
Residents :	39,265 (2010)
Population density :	17.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2218 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
map

Website : www.co.nezperce.id.us

Nez Perce County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Lewiston .

geography

The county is located in northwest Idaho, borders both Oregon and Washington to the west, and covers an area of 2,218 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Latah County , Clearwater County , Lewis County, and Idaho Counties .

history

Nez Perce County was formed on February 4, 1864 as one of the four original counties. It was named after the Nez Percé Indian tribe , in whose traditional settlement area it is located. The first whites to set foot in this area were Lewis and Clark in 1805 . The current county boundaries have not changed since 1911.

30 buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	1607	-
1880	3965	146.7%
1890	2847	-28.2%
1900	13,748	382.9%
1910	24,860	80.8%
1920	15,253	-38.6%
1930	17,591	15.3%
1940	18,873	7.3%
1950	22,568	19.6%
1960	27,066	19.9%
1970	30,276	11.9%
1980	33,220	9.7%
1990	33,754	1.6%
2000	37,410	10.8%
2010	39,265	5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Nez Perce County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Nez Perce County had 37,410 people in 15,286 households and 10,149 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.58 percent white, 0.28 percent African American, 5.31 percent Native American, 0.65 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.50 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.60 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.93 percent of the population.

Of the 15,286 households, 29.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.8 percent of them were married couples living together. 9.3 percent were single mothers and 33.6 percent were non-families. 26.7 percent were single households and 11.3 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90 people.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.0 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 years. 16.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 93.8 men.

The median household income was 36,282 US dollars , the average income of families 44,212 USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,688 versus $ 23,014 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,544. 8.6 percent of families and 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.