Owyhee County, Idaho
Owyhee County is on the surface relative the second largest county in the state of Idaho in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Murphy.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme southwest of Idaho, on the west by Oregon, south to Nevada and has an area of 19 934 square kilometers, of which 48 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Canyon County, Ada County, Elmore County and Twin Falls County. The County lies almost entirely on the Owyhee Plateau, in the north- west are the Owyhee Mountains. The north-eastern boundary is formed by the Snake River, the shore region belongs to the plane of the Snake River Plain.
History
Owyhee County was formed on 31 December 1863 as the original County. It was named after the Owyhee River. 1863-1867 Ruby City was the first county seat. After Silver City was until 1934 the seat of the administration before it was Murphy.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Owyhee County 10,644 people in 3,710 households and 2,756 families. The population density was 1 person / km ². The racial the population was made up 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 Islander and 16.50 percent from other races groups; 2.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 23.1 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,710 households out of which 37.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.2 percent were married couples living together. 8.7 percent were single mothers and 25.7 percent were non-families. 21.8 percent of all households and 9.5 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.35 persons.
31.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent 18-24 Years, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 years. 12.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 107.6 males.
The median household income was 28 339 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family $ 32,856. Males had a median income of $ 25,146, women $ 20,718. The per capita income was $ 13,405. 14.2 percent of families and 16.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Bruneau
- China Has
- Claytonia
- Cliffs
- Collier Place
- Comical Turn
- De Lamar
- Democrat
- Dew Drop Place
- Dewey
- Dick Shooter
- Dry Forty
- Fairylawn
- Flint
- Four Corners
- Givens Hot Springs
- Grandview
- Grasmere
- Homedale
- Hot Springs
- Little Sugar Loaf
- Marsing
- Miller Creek Settlement
- Murphy
- Murphy Hot Springs
- Oreana
- Owyhee Heights
- Reynolds
- Riddle
- Silver City
- Slacks Corner
- South Mountain
- Telegraph Hill
- Three Creek
- Triangle
- Wickahoney