Winchester, Idaho

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Coordinates: 46°14′27″N 116°37′24″W / 46.24083, -116.62333
Winchester, Idaho
Location in Lewis County and the state of Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Lewis
Area
- Total	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- Land	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	3,980 ft (1,213 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	308
- Density	1,699.8/sq mi (656.3/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	83555
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-87850
GNIS feature ID	0375955

Winchester is a city in Lewis County, Idaho, United States. The population was 308 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Winchester is located at 46°14′27″N, 116°37′24″W (46.240935, -116.623396)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 308 people, 135 households, and 88 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,699.7 people per square mile (660.7/km²). There were 158 housing units at an average density of 871.9/sq mi (338.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.81% White, 1.30% Native American, 1.30% from other races, and 2.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 135 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 37.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $40,179. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,588. About 8.1% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those sixty five or over.