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Lemhi County, Idaho




  State Idaho
  Seal Lemhi County, Idaho sealpng <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1869 <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date January 9 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Salmon <!-- 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 4570
  Area Km 11835
  Area Land Mi 4565
  Area Land Km 11821
  Area Water Mi 5
  Area Water Km 14
  Area Percentage 012%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 7806
  UTC Offset <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  Web wwwlemhicountyidahoorg
  Named For Fort Lemhi


Lemhi County is a is Salmon 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 11,835 Km&2 (4,570 Mi&2 ). 11,821 km&2 (4,564 mi&2) of it is land and 14 km&2 (5 mi&2) of it (0.12%) is water. The highest point is Scott Peak at 11,393 feet.


Adjacent Counties



DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 7,806 people, 3,275 households, and 2,217 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 1/km&2 (2/mi&2). There were 4,154 housing units at an average density of 0/km&2 (1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.63% White , 0.10% Black or African American , 0.60% Native American , 0.18% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.77% from Other Races , and 1.68% from two or more races. 2.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,275 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were Married Couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 29.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,185, and the median income for a family was $35,261. Males had a median income of $30,558 versus $18,289 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $16,037. About 10.60% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.


CITIES AND TOWNS



Unincorporated community