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Plummer, Idaho
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Plummer, circa 1912
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Location of Plummer in Benewah County, Idaho.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Benewah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2) |
| • Land | 1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,743 ft (836 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 1,044 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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1,029 |
| • Density | 815.37/sq mi (314.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
83851
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| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-63910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0374457 |
Plummer is a city in Benewah County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,044 at the 2010 census, up from 990 in 2000. It is the largest city within the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, and is accessed by U.S. Route 95, the state's primary north–south highway.
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History
The city's first church was built in 1912.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.25 square miles (3.24 km2), all of it land.
Parks and recreation
The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is a 73-mile (117 km) rail trail that runs between Plummer and Mullan and passes through Heyburn State Park to the east, Harrison, and Cataldo along the way.
Climate
Plummer has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Plummer (1950-2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
62 (17) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
101 (38) |
100 (38) |
97 (36) |
86 (30) |
65 (18) |
57 (14) |
101 (38) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.9 (2.2) |
41.1 (5.1) |
47.4 (8.6) |
55.4 (13.0) |
64 (18) |
70 (21) |
81.5 (27.5) |
81.5 (27.5) |
73.4 (23.0) |
56.7 (13.7) |
43 (6) |
34.1 (1.2) |
57 (14) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 24.4 (−4.2) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
34.2 (1.2) |
38.5 (3.6) |
44.4 (6.9) |
50.6 (10.3) |
50 (10) |
43.3 (6.3) |
34.4 (1.3) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
36 (2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −15 (−26) |
−15 (−26) |
0 (−18) |
17 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
36 (2) |
31 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
9 (−13) |
−6 (−21) |
−8 (−22) |
−15 (−26) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.17 (81) |
2.95 (75) |
2.27 (58) |
1.93 (49) |
2.5 (64) |
1.62 (41) |
0.61 (15) |
0.71 (18) |
0.74 (19) |
2.17 (55) |
3.92 (100) |
4.11 (104) |
26.7 (680) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.5 (14) |
1.8 (4.6) |
1.1 (2.8) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
5 (13) |
14.4 (37) |
| Average precipitation days | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 109 |
Demographics
2010 census
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 450 | — | |
| 1930 | 346 | −23.1% | |
| 1940 | 399 | 15.3% | |
| 1950 | 395 | −1.0% | |
| 1960 | 344 | −12.9% | |
| 1970 | 443 | 28.8% | |
| 1980 | 634 | 43.1% | |
| 1990 | 804 | 26.8% | |
| 2000 | 990 | 23.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,044 | 5.5% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,029 | −1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,044 people, 374 households, and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 835.2 inhabitants per square mile (322.5/km2). There were 405 housing units at an average density of 324.0 per square mile (125.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 45.7% White, 1.1% African American, 42.7% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 9.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.0% of the population.
There were 374 households, of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 12.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.27.
The median age in the city was 31.4 years. 32.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.
Notable people
- Paulette Jordan, State Representative
See also
In Spanish: Plummer (Idaho) para niños
