Power County, Idaho

Power County
	Power County, Idaho
	; Seal
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	; Location in the state of Idaho
	; Idaho's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 30, 1913
Named for	early power plant; at the American Falls
Seat	American Falls
Largest city	American Falls
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,442.60 sq mi (3,736 km²); 1,405.57 sq mi (3,640 km²); 37.03 sq mi (96 km²), 2.57%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 7,538; 5.4/sq mi (2.1/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	www.co.power.id.us

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Power County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 7,538 (2008 estimate: 7,683).^[1]

Power County is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. The county seat and largest city is American Falls^[2].

Power County was created by the Idaho Legislature on January 30, 1913, by a partition of Cassia County. It is named for an early hydroelectric power plant (1902) at the American Falls.^[3]

[edit] Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1,442.60 square miles (3,736.3 km²), of which 1,405.57 square miles (3,640.4 km²) (or 97.43%) is land and 37.03 square miles (95.9 km²) (or 2.57%) is water.^[4]

[edit] Adjacent counties

Bannock County - east
Oneida County - south
Bingham County - north
Blaine County - north and west
Cassia County - southwest

[edit] National protected areas

Caribou National Forest (part)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (part)
Curlew National Grassland (part)
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Sawtooth National Forest (part)

[edit] Highways

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	5,105	—
1930	4,457	−12.7%
1940	3,965	−11.0%
1950	3,988	0.6%
1960	4,111	3.1%
1970	4,864	18.3%
1980	6,844	40.7%
1990	7,086	3.5%
2000	7,538	6.4%
Est. 2008	7,683	1.9%
sources:^[1] ^[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 7,538 people, 2,560 households, and 1,968 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,844 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.78% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 3.29% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 11.10% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. 21.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.0% were of German, 17.6% English and 10.9% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,560 households out of which 40.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.40% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.10% were non-families. 20.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the county the population was spread out with 33.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,226, and the median income for a family was $36,685. Males had a median income of $29,676 versus $20,930 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,007. About 10.80% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.10% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.