Star, Idaho

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Coordinates: 43°41′39″N 116°29′25″W / 43.69417, -116.49028
Star, Idaho
Location in Ada County and the state of Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Ada
Area
- Total	0.9 sq mi (2.2 km²)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,470 ft (753 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,795
- Density	2,092.5/sq mi (807.9/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	83669
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-76870
GNIS feature ID	0398181

Star is a city in northwestern Ada County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,795 at the 2000 census. It was named in the 1800s by travelers on their way to Middleton and Boise who used the star on the school house to find east and west. The name stuck and it became Star, Idaho. Today it is a growing town west of Boise and its schools are shared with Middleton School District and Eagle School District.

Star is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Star is located at 43°41′39″N, 116°29′25″W (43.694084, -116.490225)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,795 people, 631 households, and 485 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,092.5 people per square mile (805.9/km²). There were 681 housing units at an average density of 793.9/sq mi (305.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.87% White, 0.28% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 4.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% of the population.

There were 631 households out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,337, and the median income for a family was $46,458. Males had a median income of $31,028 versus $22,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,864. About 5.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.