Bear Lake County, Idaho

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Bear Lake County, Idaho is a county of the United States of Idaho. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the Bear Lake County is home to 6411 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 5798, It is Idaho's ninth least populous county. The county comprises an area of 1049.44 miē (2718.04 kmē), of which, 971.38 square miles (2515.86 kmē) of it is land and 78.05 square miles (202.15 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 13th smallest by total area among Idaho's county. It is ranks second in the size of its inland waterways in Idaho.


As of the census of 2000, there were 6411 people, 2259 households, and 1710 families residing in the county. The population density was 6.6 people per square mile (2.55/kmē), making it the 27th most densely populated county in Idaho. There were 3268 housing units at an average density of 3.4 per square mile (1.31/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.81 persons, and the average family size was 3.33 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 33% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 5798, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.24% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.69% American Indian, 0.09% Asian, 0.07% Native Hawaiian, and 0.62% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32162, making it the 30th highest county by median household income in Idaho. The median income for a family in the county was $38351, making it the 22nd highest county by median family income in Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $13592, it would be the fourth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Idaho.

In 2000, 1933 pupils and students, of which 49.97% are male and 50.03% are female, 30.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.59% nursery or pri school, 6.05% kindergarten, 50.54% elementary school, 32.59% high school and 5.23% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Bloomington City	Bear Lake County	0.89	0.89	0	251	281.5	13866	34750
2	Georgetown City	Bear Lake County	0.67	0.67	0	538	801.6	12673	33500
3	Montpelier City	Bear Lake County	1.84	1.84	0	2785	1512.3	12364	29693
4	Paris City	Bear Lake County	3.52	3.49	0.03	576	165.2	15725	40341
5	St. Charles City	Bear Lake County	0.64	0.64	0	156	244.9	11755	21923

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6411
April 2000 Estimate	6411
July 2000 Estimate	6425
July 2001 Estimate	6367
July 2002 Estimate	6168
July 2003 Estimate	6137
July 2004 Estimate	6063
July 2005 Estimate	5942
July 2006 Estimate	5901
July 2007 Estimate	5846
July 2008 Estimate	5798

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	49	59	108
Kindergarten	70	47	117
Elementary school	504	473	977
High school	312	318	630
College or graduate school	31	70	101

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Bear Lake County, Idaho	$32162	$38351	$13592
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587