Camas County, Idaho
Camas County is a county located in the state of Idaho in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fairfield.
Geography
The County is located just southwest of the geographic center of Idaho and has an area of 2795 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Blaine County, Lincoln County, Gooding County and Elmore County. The south of the county extends into the plane of the Snake River Plain.
History
Camas County was formed on February 6, 1917 from parts of Blaine County. It was named after the Big Camas Prairie.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Camas County 991 people in 396 households and 287 families. The population density was 1 person / km ². The racial the population was made up of 95.16 percent White, 1.21 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.91 percent from other races; 2.22 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 396 households out of which 30.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.2 percent were married couples living together. 4.5 percent were single mothers and 27.5 percent were non-families. 22.2 percent of all households and 8.3 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.6 percent 18-24 Years, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 27.5 percent between 45 and 64 years. 13.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 102.2 males.
The median household income was $ 34,167, and the median income for a family $ 40,156. Males have a median income of $ 30,500, women $ 21,563. The per capita income was $ 19,550. 7.2 percent of families and 8.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Arco
- Berenice
- Butte City
- Clyde
- Darlington
- Era
- Grouse
- Howe
- Martin
- Moore
- Scoville
- Smith Corrals