Elk River, Idaho facts for kids
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Elk River, Idaho
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South First Street in 2011
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Location of Elk River in Clearwater County, Idaho.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Clearwater |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| • Land | 0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,854 ft (870 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 125 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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122 |
| • Density | 841.38/sq mi (324.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
83827
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| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-25120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0396456 |
Elk River is a city in the northwestern United States in Clearwater County, Idaho. The population was 125 at the 2010 census, down from 156 in 2000. It is accessed from State Highway 8 from Bovill, to the west in adjacent Latah County. Formerly the site of a Potlatch sawmill, it was phased out after several decades during the 1930s.
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Geography
Elk River is located at 46°46′58″N 116°10′48″W / 46.78278°N 116.18000°W (46.782796, -116.180049), at an elevation of 2,854 feet (870 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2), all of it land.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elk River has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Elk River (1952-2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 54 (12) |
63 (17) |
72 (22) |
87 (31) |
95 (35) |
96 (36) |
104 (40) |
107 (42) |
100 (38) |
88 (31) |
66 (19) |
58 (14) |
107 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.1 (1.2) |
39.7 (4.3) |
45.8 (7.7) |
54 (12) |
63.8 (17.7) |
71.4 (21.9) |
81.5 (27.5) |
81.5 (27.5) |
72 (22) |
58.3 (14.6) |
42 (6) |
34 (1) |
56.5 (13.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.3 (−7.6) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
36.7 (2.6) |
43 (6) |
45.7 (7.6) |
44.2 (6.8) |
37.5 (3.1) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−25 (−32) |
−23 (−31) |
11 (−12) |
19 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
26 (−3) |
27 (−3) |
20 (−7) |
4 (−16) |
−24 (−31) |
−37 (−38) |
−37 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.37 (136) |
3.98 (101) |
3.4 (86) |
2.9 (74) |
2.89 (73) |
2.48 (63) |
1.04 (26) |
1.1 (28) |
1.67 (42) |
2.76 (70) |
4.74 (120) |
5.05 (128) |
37.38 (949) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 30.1 (76) |
16.8 (43) |
11.5 (29) |
2.7 (6.9) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
11.9 (30) |
25.4 (65) |
99 (250) |
| Average precipitation days | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 126 |
| Source: WRCC | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 847 | — | |
| 1930 | 862 | 1.8% | |
| 1940 | 337 | −60.9% | |
| 1950 | 312 | −7.4% | |
| 1960 | 382 | 22.4% | |
| 1970 | 383 | 0.3% | |
| 1980 | 265 | −30.8% | |
| 1990 | 149 | −43.8% | |
| 2000 | 156 | 4.7% | |
| 2010 | 125 | −19.9% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 122 | −2.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 125 people, 65 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The population density was 833.3 inhabitants per square mile (321.7/km2). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 1,013.3 units per square mile (391.2 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
There were 65 households, of which 9.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.3% were non-families. 50.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the city was 52.4 years. 12.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 44% were from 45 to 64; and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.
Education
The public school was closed 34 years ago in 1990 and students attend classes in Bovill in Latah County.
