Lewis County, Idaho

Lewis County
	Lewis County, Idaho
	; Seal
	; Seal
	; Location in the state of Idaho
	; Idaho's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 3, 1911
Named for	Meriwether Lewis, explorer
Seat	Nezperce
Largest city	Kamiah
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 479.81 sq mi (1,243 km²); 479.04 sq mi (1,241 km²); 0.77 sq mi (2 km²), 0.16%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 3,821; 8.0/sq mi (3.2/km²)
Time zone	Pacific: UTC-8/-7
Website	lewiscountyid.us

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Lewis County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. Partitioned from Nez Perce County and established in 1911, it was named after the explorer Meriwether Lewis. Located in the north central region of the state, its population was 3,821 at the 2010 census.^[1] The county seat is Nezperce,^[2] and Kamiah is the largest city. Most of the county is within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation.

[edit] Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 479.81 square miles (1,242.7 km²), of which 479.04 square miles (1,240.7 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.77 square miles (2.0 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[3] The county contains a portion of the Camas Prairie, an elevated prairie-like region of the middle Columbia basin, south of the Clearwater River.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Nez Perce County - north, west
Idaho County - south, east
Clearwater County - northeast

[edit] National protected area

Clearwater National Forest (part)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	5,851	—
1930	5,238	−10.5%
1940	4,666	−10.9%
1950	4,208	−9.8%
1960	4,423	5.1%
1970	3,867	−12.6%
1980	4,118	6.5%
1990	3,516	−14.6%
2000	3,747	6.6%
2010	3,821	2.0%
sources:^[1]^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 3,747 people, 1,554 households, and 1,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 1,795 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.21% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 3.84% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. 1.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 30.6% were of German, 17.5% American, 10.6% English and 8.7% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,554 households out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, and 32.40% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,413, and the median income for a family was $37,336. Males had a median income of $31,021 versus $22,538 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,942. About 8.70% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.