Owyhee County

administration
Owyhee County Courthouse
US state :	Idaho
Administrative headquarters :	Murphy
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 20381 State Hwy 78 Murphy, ID 83650-0000
Foundation :	December 31, 1863
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 208
Demographics
Residents :	11,526 (2010)
Population density :	0.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	19,934 km²
Water surface :	48 km²
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The Owyhee County is the area's second-largest relative County in the state of Idaho of the United States . The county seat is Murphy .

geography

The county is located in the extreme southwest of Idaho, borders Oregon to the west and Nevada to the south and has an area of 19,934 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Canyon County , Ada County , Elmore County, and Twin Falls Counties . The county is almost entirely on the Owyhee Plateau , with the Owyhee Mountains in the northwest . The northeast border forms the Snake River , the bank region belongs to the level of the Snake River Plain .

history

Owyhee County was formed as the original county on December 31, 1863. It was named after the Owyhee River . Ruby City was the first district capital from 1863 to 1867 . After that was Silver City until 1934 seat of the administration before it was Murphy.

13 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	1713	-
1880	1426	-16.8%
1890	2021	41.7%
1900	3804	88.2%
1910	4044	6.3%
1920	4694	16.1%
1930	4103	-12.6%
1940	5652	37.8%
1950	6307	11.6%
1960	6375	1.1%
1970	6422	0.7%
1980	8272	28.8%
1990	8392	1.5%
2000	10,644	26.8%
2010	11,526	8.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Owyhee County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Owyhee Mountains

The Swan Falls Dam , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Owyhee County had 10,644 people in 3,710 households and 2,756 families. The population density was 1 person / km². The racial the population was composed of 76.87 percent white, 0.15 percent African American, 3.21 percent Native American, 0.47 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 16.50 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.72 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.1 percent of the population.

Of the 3,710 households, 37.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.2 percent of them were married couples living together. 8.7 percent were single mothers and 25.7 percent were non-families. 21.8 percent were single households and 9.5 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.35 people.

31.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 years. 12.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 109.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 107.6 men.

The median household income was 28,339 US dollars , the average income of families 32,856 USD. Males had a median income of $ 25,146 versus $ 20,718 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,405. 14.2 percent of families and 16.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.