Camas County, Idaho

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Camas County, Idaho is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 991 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 1126, making it Idaho's second smallest county. It is spread over 1079.02 miē (2794.65 kmē), of which, 1074.96 square miles (2784.13 kmē ) of it is land and 4.06 square miles (10.52 kmē) of it is water, making it Idaho's 29th largest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 991 people in the county, organized into 396 households, and 287 families living in the county. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.35/kmē), it is second least densely populated county in Idaho. There were 601 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/kmē). The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92. In the Camas County, 24.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.6% were 18 to 24, 28.2% were 25 to 44, 27.5% were 45 to 64, and 13% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 1126, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.65% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.62% American Indian, 0.18% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.95% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34167, it is Idaho's 20th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $40156, it is 18th wealthiest county by median family income in Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $19550, making its Idaho's third highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 250 pupils and students, of which 135 are male and 115 are female, 25.23% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 6 nursery or pri school, 11 kindergarten, 117 elementary school, 82 high school and 34 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	Fairfield City	Camas County	0.33	0.33	0	395	1214.3	21504	31167

Year	Population
April 2000 census	991
April 2000 Estimate	991
July 2000 Estimate	978
July 2001 Estimate	1006
July 2002 Estimate	1027
July 2003 Estimate	1027
July 2004 Estimate	1016
July 2005 Estimate	1057
July 2006 Estimate	1063
July 2007 Estimate	1096
July 2008 Estimate	1126

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	0	6	6
Kindergarten	8	3	11
Elementary school	64	53	117
High school	43	39	82
College or graduate school	20	14	34

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Camas County, Idaho	$34167	$40156	$19550
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587