Power County

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Power County Courthouse in American Falls, listed on NRHP No. 87001601 [1]
Power County Courthouse in American Falls, listed on NRHP No. 87001601
National emblem
Power County Seal
seal
administration
US state : Idaho
Administrative headquarters : American Falls
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
543 Bannock Ave
American Falls, ID 83211-1200
Foundation : January 30, 1913
Made up from: Bingham County
Blaine County
Oneida County
Area code : 001 208
Demographics
Residents : 7817  (2010)
Population density : 2.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3736 km²
Water surface : 96 km²
map
Map of Power County within Idaho
Website : www.co.power.id.us

Power County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is American Falls .

geography

The county is located in southeast Idaho, about 45 km south of Utah and has an area of ​​3736 square kilometers, of which 96 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Bannock County , Oneida County , Bingham County , Blaine County, and Cassia Counties . Most of the county is in the Basin and Range , the northwest jutting out into the Snake River Plain .

history

Power County was formed on January 30, 1913 from parts of Bingham County, Blaine County and Oneida County. It was named after the water power station at American Falls.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1920 5105 -
1930 4457 -12.7%
1940 3965 -11%
1950 3988 0.6%
1960 4111 3.1%
1970 4864 18.3%
1980 6844 40.7%
1990 7086 3.5%
2000 7538 6.4%
2010 7817 3.7%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010
Power County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The American Falls Reservoir

According to the 2000 census , Power County had 7,538 people in 2,560 households and 1,968 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.78 percent white, 0.09 percent African American, 3.29 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 11.10 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.38 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 21.73 percent of the population.

Of the 2,560 households, 40.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.4 percent of them were married couples living together. 8.8 percent were single mothers and 23.1 percent were non-families. 20.3 percent were single households and 8.8 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.38 people.

33.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 25.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 years. 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 99.9 men.

The median household income was 32,226 US dollars , the average income of families 36,685 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,676 versus $ 20,930 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,007. 10.8 percent of families and 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 394951. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Power County, Idaho , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Power County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 41 ′  N , 112 ° 50 ′  W