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Bingham County, Idaho




  State Idaho
  Seal Bingham County, Idaho sealpng <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1885 <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Blackfoot <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 2,120
  Area Km 5,491
  Area Land Mi 2,095
  Area Land Km 5,425
  Area Water Mi 26
  Area Water Km 66
  Area Percentage 120%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 41,735
  Density Mi 20
  Density Km 8
  Time Zone Mountain
  UTC Offset -7 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -6
  Web wwwcobinghamidus


Bingham County is a is Blackfoot 6 .

Bingham County comprises the Blackfoot, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area .

Bingham Country is named after either Medal Of Honor recipient and US Representative Henry H. Bingham (R) or Elisha E. Bingham, who won a race from Blackfoot to Boise and to earn the right to have the county named after him.


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 5,491 Km&2 (2,120 Mi&2 ). 5,425 km&2 (2,095 mi&2) of it is land and 66 km&2 (26 mi&2) of it (1.20%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 41,735 people, 13,317 households, and 10,706 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 8/km&2 (20/mi&2). There were 14,303 housing units at an average density of 3/km&2 (7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 82.43% White , 0.17% Black or African American , 6.70% Native American , 0.57% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 7.95% from Other Races , and 2.14% from two or more races. 13.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.6% were of English , 12.5% American , 8.9% German and 5.1% Danish ancestry according to Census 2000 .

There were 13,317 households out of which 44.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.70% were Married Couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.60% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the county the population was spread out with 34.90% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,423, and the median income for a family was $40,312. Males had a median income of $31,950 versus $21,591 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $14,365. About 9.90% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.


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