Elmore County (Idaho)
Elmore County is a county located in the state of Idaho in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mountain Home.
Geography
The County is located in the central southwestern Idaho and has an area of 8030 square kilometers, of which 59 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Boise County, Ada County, Owyhee County, Twin Falls County, Gooding County, Camas County and Blaine County. The south of the county belongs to the plane of the Snake River Plain.
History
Elmore County was formed on February 7, 1889 from parts of Ada County and the defunct Alturas County. It was named after the former Ida Elmore mines, the largest silver and gold mines in the area.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Elmore County 29 130 people in 9,092 households and 6,846 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 85.37 percent White, 3.25 percent African American, 0.89 percent Native American, 1.66 percent Asian, 0.19 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 5.39 percent from other races groups; 3.25 percent were descended from two or more races. 11.99 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,092 households out of which 43.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 64.1 percent were married couples living together. 7.5 percent were single mothers and 24.7 percent were non-families. 20.7 percent of all households and 6.4 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21.
28.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 13.9 percent of 18 to 24 years 36.0 percent between 25 and 44, 15.0 percent between 45 and 64 years. 7.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 123.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over 130.6 males.
The median household income was $ 35,256, and the median income for a family $ 37,823. Males have a median income of $ 26,248, women $ 21,309. The per capita income was $ 16,773. 8.8 percent of families and 11.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Atlanta
- Castle Rocks
- Chalk Cut
- Cleft
- Dixie
- Featherville
- Glenns Ferry
- Hammett
- Kingshill
- Mayfield
- Mountain Home
- Paradise Hot Springs
- Pine
- Prairie
- Reclamation Village
- Reverse
- Rocky bar
- Sebree
- Steamboat Rock