Bingham County, Idaho
Bingham County is a county located in the state of Idaho in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Blackfoot.
Geography
The County is located in southeastern Idaho, is in the east 50 km away from Wyoming and has an area of 5491 square kilometers, of which 66 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Jefferson County, Bonneville County, Caribou County, Bannock County, Power County, Blaine County and Butte County. The east of the county is part of the Basin and Range region, the west is in the Snake River Plain.
History
Bingham County was formed on January 13, 1885 from parts of Oneida County. It was named from Pennsylvania, a member of the Congress of the United States by Henry Harrison Bingham.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
The census in 2000 show that 41 735 people lived in Bingham County. Of these, 403 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 13,317 households and 10,706 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 82.43 percent White, 0.17 percent African American, 6.70 percent Native American, 0.57 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 7.95 percent from other races groups; 2.14 percent are descended from two or more races. 13.30 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 13,317 households out of which 44.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.7 percent were married couples living together. 9.8 percent were single mothers and 19.6 percent were non-families. 17.1 percent of all households and 7.7 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.52 persons.
34.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.7 percent 18-24 Years, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44, 19.7 percent between 45 and 64 years. 10.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 97.9 males.
The median household income was $ 36,423, and the median income for a family $ 40,312. Males have a median income of $ 31,950, women $ 21,591. The per capita income was $ 14,365. 9.9 percent of families and 12.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeen Junction
- Aiken
- Alridge
- Atomic City
- Basalt
- Blackfoot
- Cerro Grande
- Clarkson
- Coffee Point
- Collins
- Cox
- Fingal
- Firth
- Fort Hall
- Fullmer
- Gay
- Gibson
- Goshen
- Goshen Junction
- Grandview
- Groveland
- Havens
- Kimball
- Liberty
- McDonaldville
- Mitchell
- Moreland
- Morgan
- Olsen
- Pingree
- Rising River
- Riverside
- Rockford
- Rose
- Rouse
- Shelley
- Springfield
- Sterling
- Taber
- Thomas
- Wapello
- Wolverine
- Woodville