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Clark County, Idaho




  State Idaho
  Seal Clark County, Idaho sealpng <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1919 <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date February 1 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Dubois <!-- 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 1765
  Area Km 4572
  Area Land Mi 1764
  Area Land Km 4570
  Area Water Mi 1
  Area Water Km 2
  Area Percentage 003%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 1,022
  UTC Offset <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  Named For State Senator Sam K Clark , an early pioneer on Medicine Lodge Creek


Clark County is a is Dubois 6 . According to the most recent Census estimates Clark County is now Idaho's smallest in terms of population, having been recently overtaken by Camas County .

Clark County was established on February 1 , 1919 , and was named for state Senator Sam K. Clark , an early pioneer on Medicine Lodge Creek .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 4,572 Km&2 (1,765 Mi&2 ). 4,570 km&2 (1,765 mi&2) of it is land and 2 km&2 (1 mi&2) of it (0.03%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,022 people, 340 households, and 257 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 0/km&2 (1/mi&2). There were 521 housing units at an average density of 0/km&2 (0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 74.17% White , 0.10% Black or African American , 0.98% Native American , 0.20% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 23.48% from Other Races , and 0.98% from two or more races. 34.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 340 households out of which 45.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.80% were Married Couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.40% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the county the population was spread out with 35.20% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 110.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,576, and the median income for a family was $31,534. Males had a median income of $23,854 versus $20,192 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $11,141. About 18.70% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 24.10% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.


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