Lincoln County, Idaho

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Lincoln County is a one of the county from Idaho's 44 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 4044. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 4503, It is eighth least populous county in Idaho. The county has a total area of 1205.86 square miles (3123.16 kmē), of which, 1205.53 square miles (3122.31 kmē) of it is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 25th largest by total area among Idaho's county.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4044 residents, 1447 households, and 1050 families in the county. The population density was 3.4 people per square mile (1.31/kmē), making its Idaho's 11th least densely populated county. There were 1651 housing units at an average density of 1.4 per square mile (0.54/kmē). The average household size was 2.77 persons, and the average family size was 3.27 persons. In the county Age distribution was 30.4% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 93.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 94.5 females. Its population was estimated at 4503 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.4% White, 1.02% Black or African American, 1.47% American Indian, 0.42% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 1.64% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32484, it is Idaho's 27th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $36792, it is the 14th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $14257, making its Idaho's 12th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1127 pupils and students, of which 50.04% are male and 49.96% are female, 27.87% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.41% nursery or pri school, 2.93% kindergarten, 53.42% elementary school, 27.6% high school and 10.65% 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	Dietrich City	Lincoln County	0.21	0.21	0	150	719.9	12888	35625
2	Richfield City	Lincoln County	0.65	0.65	0	412	633.6	12759	28846
3	Shoshone City	Lincoln County	0.98	0.98	0	1398	1432	14756	31036

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4044
April 2000 Estimate	4044
July 2000 Estimate	4047
July 2001 Estimate	4114
July 2002 Estimate	4150
July 2003 Estimate	4215
July 2004 Estimate	4224
July 2005 Estimate	4394
July 2006 Estimate	4376
July 2007 Estimate	4473
July 2008 Estimate	4503

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	43	18	61
Kindergarten	22	11	33
Elementary school	287	315	602
High school	158	153	311
College or graduate school	54	66	120

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lincoln County, Idaho	$32484	$36792	$14257
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587