Lemhi County, Idaho

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Lemhi County is a county located in the United States of Idaho. The county has a population of 7806 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 7808, making it Idaho's 13th smallest county. The county spans an area of 4569.5 sq mi (11834.95 square kilometre), of which, 4564.16 square miles (11821.12 square kilometre) of it is land and 5.35 square miles (13.86 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the fourth largest by total area among Idaho's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7806 residents, 3275 households, and 2217 families in the county. The population density was 1.7 people per square mile (0.66/kmē), it is Idaho's sixth least densely populated county. There were 4154 housing units at an average density of 0.9 per square mile (0.35/kmē). The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 7808, The racial makeup of the county was 7603 White, 10 Black or African American, 60 American Indian, 14 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 118 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30185, making its Idaho's fifth lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $35261, it is fifth poorest county by median family income in Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $16037, making it the 15th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Idaho.

In 2000, 1763 pupils and students, of which 886 are male and 877 are female, 22.59% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 117 nursery or pri school, 138 kindergarten, 915 elementary school, 527 high school and 66 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	Leadore City	Lemhi County	0.33	0.33	0	90	275.1	9452	11786
2	Salmon City	Lemhi County	1.78	1.72	0.05	3122	1813.2	15749	26823

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7806
April 2000 Estimate	7806
July 2000 Estimate	7735
July 2001 Estimate	7603
July 2002 Estimate	7599
July 2003 Estimate	7602
July 2004 Estimate	7662
July 2005 Estimate	7706
July 2006 Estimate	7731
July 2007 Estimate	7692
July 2008 Estimate	7808

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	53	64	117
Kindergarten	81	57	138
Elementary school	457	458	915
High school	264	263	527
College or graduate school	31	35	66

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lemhi County, Idaho	$30185	$35261	$16037
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587