Kellogg, Idaho

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Kellogg, Idaho
Location of Kellogg in Idaho
Location of Kellogg in Idaho
Coordinates: 47°32′18″N, 116°7′31″W
Country United States of America
State Idaho
County Shoshone
Area
 - City  1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
 - Land  1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
Population (2000)
 - City 2,395
 - Density 1,235.1/sq mi (476.7/km²)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Kellogg is a town in the Silver Valley of northern Idaho. It is in Shoshone County, near the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and about 36 miles (58 km) east-southeast of Coeur d'Alene along Interstate 90. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2395, down by nearly a third from its population of 1980.

Kellogg is named after a prospector named Noah Kellogg. Legend has it that his donkey wandered off during the morning of September 4, 1885; Kellogg found the animal at a large outcropping of galena, which became the site of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mines; those mines led to the founding of Kellogg, a town where a local sign reads "This is the town founded by a jackass and inhabited by his descendants." Noah Kellogg is buried in the town's cemetery.

After nearly a century of bustling activity in the mines, including a history of disputes between union miners and mine owners, the Bunker Hill Mine (& smelter) closed in 1981, leaving thousands out of work, and other mines reduced operations as well.

Kellogg is also home to Silver Mountain Resort, a ski resort which includes Kellogg Peak (6300 ft/1920 m) and Wardner Peak (6200 ft/1890 m).

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[edit] Geography

Kellogg is located at 47°32'18" North, 116°7'31" West (47.538391, -116.125406)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²), none of which is covered by water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 2,395 people in the town, organized into 1,023 households, and 603 families. The population density is 476.7/km² (1,235.1/mi²). There are 1,239 housing units at an average density of 246.6/km² (639.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.70% White, 1.59% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 0.13% African American, 0.46% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,023 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% are married couples living together, 11.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% are non-families. 35.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 2.94.

In the city the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $25,898, and the median income for a family is $32,260. Males have a median income of $29,214 versus $17,391 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,274. 21.8% of the population and 17.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 30.2% of those under the age of 18 and 7.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

[edit] Sunshine Mine

In May 1972, the Sunshine Mine of Kellogg was the site of one of the worst U.S. mining accidents, resulting in the deaths of 91 miners; as a result, every miner in the U.S. now carries a "self-rescuer" (a breathing apparatus made with hopcalite and much simpler than a SCBA), which gives the miner a chance to avoid death due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Eight days after the fire started, two men emerged from the mine. They were found on the 4800 foot (1463 m) level of the mine near a fresh air source. All others trapped in the mine had died.

Sunshine Mine remained open until February 16, 2001, producing 360 million troy ounces (11,000,000 kg) of silver. As of 2005 Sterling Mining has plans to continue exploration and development of the mine, exercising an option the company purchased in 2003.

The disaster is the subject of The Sunshine Mine Disaster (ISBN 0-89301-181-9), a book of "witness poetry" and nonfiction published in 1995.

The disaster is the subject of author Gregg Olsen's The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine (ISBN 0-609-61016-3), published in 2005.

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[edit] References

"Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, ISBN 0960356630 , p. 457-487


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