Hazelton, Idaho

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Coordinates: 42°35′41″N 114°8′12″W / 42.59472, -114.13667
Hazelton, Idaho
Location in Jerome County and the state of Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Jerome
Area
- Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	4,075 ft (1,242 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	687
- Density	2,099.9/sq mi (810.8/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83335
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-36730
GNIS feature ID	0396636

Hazelton is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, United States. The population was 687 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hazelton is located at 42°35′41″N, 114°8′12″W (42.594681, -114.136531)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 687 people, 238 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,099.9 people per square mile (803.8/km²). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 825.3/sq mi (315.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.55% White, 0.87% African American, 1.31% Native American, 13.39% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.64% of the population.

There were 238 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.53.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,596, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $30,132 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,215. About 24.1% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.7% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.