Clarkia, Idaho
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Clarkia is a small town in the southwestern corner of Shoshone County, Idaho (U.S.) surrounded by publicly and privately managed forest lands of Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, and Western Larch. Located just to the east of [[List of Idaho Clarkia is a small town in the southwestern corner of Shoshone County, Idaho (U.S.) surrounded by publicly and privately managed forest lands of Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, and Western Larch. Located just to the east of Idaho State Highway 3, the town is in the drainage area of the West Fork of the St. Maries River.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Idaho |
| County | Shoshone |
| Area [1] | |
| - Town | 116.7 km² (45.07 sq mi) |
| - Land | 116.7 km² (45.07 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0 km² (0 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 862 m (2,828 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Town | 97 |
| - Density | 0.8/km² (2.15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 83812 |
| Area code(s) | 208 |
The 2000 census recorded a population of 97 with an average household income of $39,375. The median age in Clarkia is 37.8 and the average household size is 2.68.[3] The city shares a K-8 school district with the communities of Avery and Calder. Currently, all students attend school in the St. Maries district.[4]
[edit] Early Inhabitants
The Coeur d’Alene people inhabited this area for thousands of years prior to the coming of white settlers. The native name of the area is Chatnna or Meadow. [5]
[edit] Physical geography
Clarkia is located in a flat meadow area which was created by the Miocene Epoch Lake Clarkia.[6] The West and Middle Forks of the St. Maries River join near Clarkia and run parallel to State Highway 3 in a northwesterly direction to St. Maries. The area is on the eastern edge of the Columbia River Plateau and is to the west of the Bitterroot Mountains.
[edit] Notes
- ^ The large area represents the Avery-Clarkia CCD and not the actual area of the city.
- ^ USGS Place names
- ^ United States Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population
- ^ Avery School District #394, District website
- ^ Coeur d'Alene Tribe GIS Program
- ^ Smiley, Charles J.; Jane Gray, L. Maurice Huggins (Sep 1975). "Preservation of Miocene Fossils in Unoxidized Lake Deposits, Clarkia, Idaho". Journal of Paleontology 49 (5): pp. 833-844. ISSN 0022-3360.
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