Lewis County, Idaho

Lewis County is a county located in Idaho, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Lewis County had an official population of 3747 in 2000. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 3594, It is the fifth least populous county in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county extends throughout a territory of 479.81 square miles (1242.7 square kilometre ), of which, 479.04 square miles (1240.71 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.77 square miles (1.99 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the fourth smallest by total area in Idaho.

Lewis County Idaho
Map of Lewis County, Idaho

As of the census of 2000, there were 3747 people in the county, organized into 1554 households, and 1050 families residing in the county. The population density was 7.8 people per square mile (3.01/kmē), it is 23rd most densely populated county in Idaho. There were 1795 housing units at an average density of 3.7 per square mile (1.43/kmē). The average household size was 2.39 people, and the average family size was 2.92 people. The population's age distribution was 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3594, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 92.24% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 5.31% American Indian, 0.47% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.56% from two or more races.

Lewis County Idaho Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lewis County Idaho School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lewis County Idaho GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31413, it is the ninth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Idaho. The median income for a family in the county was $37336, making it the 28th wealthiest county by median family income among the Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $15942, it would be the 16th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Idaho.

In 2000, 885 pupils and students, of which 52.2% are male and 47.8% are female, 23.62% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.52% nursery or pri school, 5.76% kindergarten, 50.62% elementary school, 28.7% high school and 10.4% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Craigmont CityLewis County0.750.750556743.81654831806
2Kamiah CityLewis County, Idaho County1.171.10.0711601050.81411121793
3Nezperce CityLewis County0.410.4105231283.71545036094
4Reubens CityLewis County0.290.29072248.11107829375
5Winchester CityLewis County0.180.1803081699.71658836250
YearPopulation
April 2000 census3747
April 2000 Estimate3747
July 2000 Estimate3741
July 2001 Estimate3588
July 2002 Estimate3649
July 2003 Estimate3631
July 2004 Estimate3617
July 2005 Estimate3598
July 2006 Estimate3613
July 2007 Estimate3565
July 2008 Estimate3594
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school211940
Kindergarten321951
Elementary school252196448
High school128126254
College or graduate school296392
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lewis County, Idaho$31413$37336$15942
Idaho, United States$37572$43490$17841
United States$41994$50046$21587