Cascade, Idaho

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Coordinates: 44°30′56″N 116°2′37″W / 44.51556, -116.04361
Cascade, Idaho
Cascade in July 1941
Location of Cascade, Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Valley
Area
- Total	4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
- Land	3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
Elevation	4,760 ft (1,451 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	997
- Density	275.8/sq mi (106.5/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83611
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-13150
GNIS feature ID	0396241

Cascade is a rural city in and the county seat of Valley County, Idaho, United States,^[1] in the west central part of the state. It sits at an elevation of 4780 feet (1457 m), along the North Fork of the Payette River. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.

Cascade is located on the southeast shore of Lake Cascade, formerly known as "Cascade Reservoir." With the introduction of the Tamarack Resort in 2004, the name was officially changed to sidestep the negative marketing connotations of "reservoir." It was formed by the completion of Cascade Dam, on the south side of the city. Construction by the Bureau of Reclamation began in 1942, was halted by war, and completed in 1948.

Cascade was the home of a sizable Boise Cascade sawmill which closed in May 2001. [1]

The recreational city of McCall is 29 miles (46 km) north, and the village of Donnelly is a little over midway, via Highway 55. The new Tamarack Resort is across the reservoir to the northwest.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Cascade is located at 44°30′56″N, 116°2′37″W (44.515575, -116.043681)^[2].

According to the U.S. Census, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.9 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (14.05%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 997 people, 421 households, and 282 families residing in the city. The population density was 275.8 people per square mile (106.6/km²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 155.5/sq mi (60.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.59% White, 0.10% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.60% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population. 22.6% were of German, 12.7% English, 11.4% Irish, 8.7% American and 5.8% French ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 421 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,411, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,330. About 9.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.