Sandpoint

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Sandpoint
Shore on Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint
Shore on Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint
Location in county and Idaho
Bonner County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sandpoint Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1898
State : United States
State : Idaho
County : Bonner County
Coordinates : 48 ° 17 ′  N , 116 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′  N , 116 ° 34 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 6,835 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 676.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 12.3 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 10.1 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 639 m
Postcodes : 83862, 83864, 83888
Area code : +1 208
FIPS : 16-72100
GNIS ID : 0398095
Website : www.cityofsandpoint.com
Mayor : Gretchen Hellar
Lake Pend Oreille.jpg
Aerial view of Lake Pend Oreille

Sandpoint is a city in the so-called Idaho Panhandle in the north of the US state Idaho . In 2000 the city had 6,835 inhabitants. Sandpoint belongs to Bonner County , whose county seat the city holds. Sandpoint is the birthplace of Sarah Palin , who ran alongside John McCain for Vice President in the 2008 US presidential election.

history

The Flathead , especially the Kalispel and the Kootenai, set up their summer villages on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille , where they fished, made baskets out of cedar trees and picked berries before they migrated to their winter quarters in what is now Montana or Washington today . This annually recurring hike ended before the early 1930s.

During the 1880s, the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad brought European and Chinese settlers to the area.

In August 1888, the then twenty-nine-year-old writer and civil employee Theodore Roosevelt visited Sandpoint on a hunting trip to the Selkirk Mountains and described this stay. Roosevelt described "Sand Point" as rough and dull.

Sandpoint was registered as a City in 1898 .

Logging and railroad construction fueled the town's economy for nearly a decade when loggers came to Idaho from the already largely deforested Great Lakes region . Various companies have been operating in the region since 1896, others have since ceased operations. The best known of these companies was the "Humbird Lumber Company", which was active from 1900 to around 1944. The logging companies bought the land from the railway company and set up large sawmills in Sandpoint and neighboring Kootenai. Branch lines that belonged to these logging companies extended into side valleys, such as Grouse Creek or Gold Creek . Although the trees were not completely cut down in the area, Humbird Lumber suffered from low prices due to the global economic crisis and finally had to stop the activity.

Agriculture and grazing became the third most important economic factor before Lake Pend Oreille was discovered as a destination for sport and recreational anglers in the 1950s. During the Second World War, the local economy experienced a boom through the Farragut Naval Station on the southwest end of Lake Pend Oreille, where the United States Navy maintained a training center.

The opening of the tourist area on Schweitzer Mountain in 1963 made the area a year-round travel destination. The beauty of the surrounding Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille itself have made Sandpoint popular with anglers, water sports enthusiasts, hunters, hikers, horse riders and skiers.

In August 2006 the first international film festival took place in Sandpoint. Independent films were shown on the beach and in the historic Panida Theater and accompanying discussions and workshops were held. It was the first film festival in the interior Northwest of the United States.

economy

Local operations include Litehouse (a salad dressing maker), Coldwater Creek (a women's clothing chain), Encoder Products, and Percussion Aire (a medical instrument maker).

Quest Aircraft has been based here since 2002 . The company manufactures a ten-seat, single-engine turbo-prop aircraft specifically designed to meet the needs of missionary and aid agencies operating in remote areas of the world.

Transport links

Amtrak route network

Sandpoint is located on the International Selkirk Loop and two roads designated as National Scenic Byways , the Wild Horse Trail and the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway .

The Amtrak railroad serves Sandpoint with the Empire Builder , the daily connection between Union Station in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle (Washington) / Portland (Oregon) . The Sandpoint Amtrak station is the only stop on this line in Idaho.

Sights and excursion destinations

  • The Bonner County Historical Museum has exhibits from the area's indigenous people, fur traders, steamers, and railroads.
  • Cedar Street Bridge Publik Market has small boutiques and artisan studios.
  • Cruises on Lake Pend Oreille offers boat trips on historic ships.
  • On the shore of the lake there is a public beach, a marina and a sailing school.
  • The Pend Oreille Winery produces wines like Chardonnay or Huckleberry Blue in a traditional way .
  • Round Lake State Park is a place for camping, hiking, swimming, and wildlife viewing. It is located approximately 16 km from Sandpoint.
  • The Schweitzer Mountain Resort is a ski area in winter and offers rides, hiking or down-hill mountain biking in summer . A lift is in operation all year round.

Demographics

At the time of the United States Census 2000, Sandpoint had 6,835 people. The population density was 676.7 people per km ². There were 3188 housing units at an average of 315.6 per km ². The Hoquiam population was 96.24% White , 0.12% Black or African American , 1.01% Native American , 0.41% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.47% said other races belong to and 1.71% named two or more races. 2.46% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.

The residents of Sandpoints were distributed to 2,873 households out of which 31.7% were living in children under 18 years of age. 40.5% of households were married, 13.8% had a female head of household without a husband, and 41.5% were not families. 34.5% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 14.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

The urban population was divided into 25.8% minors, 9.8% 18–24 year olds, 26.9% 25–44 year olds, 22.0% 45–64 year olds and 15.4% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women there were 87.4 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 83.2 men.

The median household income in Sandpoint was 32,461 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 41,596 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 35,533 compared with $ 20,795 for women. The per capita income for Sandpoint was $ 20,643. 18.0% of the population and 14.9% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 27.9% of minors and 5.1% of those aged 65 and over.

Personalities

gallery

  • Sandpoint

  • Bernd building from 1907

  • Stele on the beach at Sandpoint in front

  • Rear stele on the beach at Sandpoint

Web links

Commons : Sandpoint  - collection of images, videos and audio files