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Valley County, Idaho




  State Idaho
  Seal Valley County, Idaho sealpng <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1917 <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date February 26 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Cascade <!-- 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 3734
  Area Km 9670
  Area Land Mi 3638
  Area Land Km 9525
  Area Water Mi 56
  Area Water Km 145
  Area Percentage 150%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 7,651
  UTC Offset <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  Named For The Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River


Valley County is a is Cascade 6 .

Valley County is home to the Idaho Ground Squirrel .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 9,670 Km&2 (3,734 Mi&2 ). 9,526 km&2 (3,678 mi&2) of it is land and 145 km&2 (56 mi&2) of it (1.50%) is water.


Adjacent Counties



DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 7,651 people, 3,208 households, and 2,252 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 1/km&2 (2/mi&2). There were 8,084 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.43% White , 0.69% Native American , 0.30% Asian , 0.04% Black or African American , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.10% from Other Races , and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3208 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were Married Couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 4.40% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 32.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 105.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,927, and the median income for a family was $42,283. Males had a median income of $31,113 versus $21,777 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $19,246. About 6.20% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 10.10% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Rapid development fueled by the recent opening of Tamarack Resort in 2004 has the town of Donnelly poised to become a major destination for four-season recreation.


CITIES AND TOWNS



Unincorporated community