Council, Idaho

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Coordinates: 44°43′48″N 116°26′10″W / 44.73, -116.43611
Council, Idaho
Location in Adams County and the state of Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Adams
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,927 ft (892 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	816
- Density	1,121.5/sq mi (433.0/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83612
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-18820
GNIS feature ID	0396336

Council is a city in Adams County, Idaho, United States. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Adams County^[1].

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Council is located at 44°43′48″N, 116°26′10″W (44.730083, -116.436213)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 816 people, 339 households, and 223 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,121.5 people per square mile (431.6/km²). There were 425 housing units at an average density of 584.1/sq mi (224.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% White, 1.72% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 339 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $11,691 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,170. About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.