Hayden Lake, Idaho

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Hayden Lake is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census. From 1970 until 2001, Hayden Lake was home to the headquarters of the Neo-Nazi organization Aryan Nations.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hayden Lake is located at 47°45′53″N, 116°45′21″W (47.764720, -116.755931)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 494 people, 208 households, and 164 families residing in the city. The population density was 489.1/km² (1,281.9/mi²). There were 307 housing units at an average density of 303.9/km² (796.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.60% White, 0.20% Native American and 0.20% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 208 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% 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 2.65.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 35.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,893, and the median income for a family was $67,143. Males had a median income of $50,250 versus $30,804 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,834. About 7.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

From the 1970s until 2001 the headquarters of the Aryan Nations was in a 20 acre (81,000 m²) compound at Hayden Lake, Idaho. The group ran an annual "World Congress of Aryan Nations" at Hayden Lake for both AN adherents and other right-wing groups. After losing a $6.3 million lawsuit in September 2000, brought by Victoria and Jason Keenan who were attacked by Aryan Nations guards in 1999, the group was bankrupted. In February 2001, the group's Hayden Lake compound and intellectual property including the names "Aryan Nations" and "Church of Jesus Christ Christian" were transferred to the Keenans.