Caribou County, Idaho
Caribou County is a county located in the state of Idaho in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Soda Springs.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Idaho, on the east by Wyoming, is located in the south about 60 miles from Utah and has an area of 4658 square kilometers, of which 84 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bonneville County, Bear Lake County, Franklin County, Bannock County and Bingham County.
History
Caribou County was formed on February 11, 1919 from parts of Bannock County. It was named after the Caribou Mountains.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Caribou County 7,304 people in 2,560 households and 1,978 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 96.14 percent White, 0.05 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, 0.12 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.20 percent from other races groups; 1.19 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.96 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,560 households out of which 39.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 69.3 percent were married couples living together. 5.2 percent were single mothers and 22.7 percent were non-families. 20.4 percent of all households and 10.3 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.29 persons.
31.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 percent 18-24 Years, 24.5 percent between 25 and 44, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 years. 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 98.6 males.
The median household income was $ 37,609, and the median income for a family $ 42,630. Males had a median income of $ 38,575, women $ 20,085. The per capita income was $ 15,179. 7.0 percent of families and 9.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Alexander
- Bancroft
- Bench
- Central
- Chesterfield
- China Hill
- Conda
- Freedom
- Grace
- Hatch
- Henry
- Kinport
- Lago
- Lund
- Niter
- Pebble
- Rose
- Soda Springs
- Talmage
- Gymnast
- Wayan