Lincoln County, Idaho

Lincoln County
	Lincoln County, Idaho
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	; Location in the state of Idaho
	; Idaho's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 18, 1895
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Seat	Shoshone
Largest city	Shoshone
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,205.86 sq mi (3,123 km²); 1,205.53 sq mi (3,122 km²); 0.33 sq mi (1 km²), 0.03%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 4,044; 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6

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Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 census the county had a population of 4,044 (2008 estimate: 4,503)^[1] The county seat and largest city is Shoshone.^[2]

Lincoln County was created by the Idaho Legislature on March 18, 1895, by a partitioning of Blaine County, which was created earlier that month by a merger of Alturas and Logan Counties. Lincoln County itself was partitioned on January 28, 1913, with a western portion becoming Gooding County and an eastern portion becoming Minidoka County. The county assumed its present borders on February 8, 1919 when a southern portion became Jerome County.

Lincoln County is named after President Abraham Lincoln. The Idaho Territory was created in 1863, during the Lincoln Administration of 1861–65.

[edit] Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1,205.86 square miles (3,123.2 km²), of which 1,205.53 square miles (3,122.3 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[3]

[edit] Adjacent counties

Camas County - northwest
Blaine County - north
Minidoka County - east
Jerome County - south
Gooding County - west

[edit] National protected area

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - (part)

[edit] Highways

- US 26
- US 93
- SH-24
- SH-75 - Sawtooth Scenic Byway

The four highways converge in Shoshone, the southern terminus of SH-75.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	1,784	—
1910	12,676	610.5%
1920	3,446	−72.8%
1930	3,242	−5.9%
1940	4,230	30.5%
1950	4,256	0.6%
1960	3,686	−13.4%
1970	3,057	−17.1%
1980	3,436	12.4%
1990	3,308	−3.7%
2000	4,044	22.2%
Est. 2008	4,503	11.4%
sources:^[1] ^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 4,044 people, 1,447 households, and 1,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,651 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.47% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 9.42% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. 13.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.8% were of English, 12.4% American, 11.5% German and 8.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,447 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.40% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,484, and the median income for a family was $36,792. Males had a median income of $26,576 versus $20,032 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,257. 13.10% of the population and 10.80% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.30% of those under the age of 18 and 7.00% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.