Clark Fork, Idaho

Clark Fork, Idaho
—  City  —
Clark Fork (located to the left/north) of the Clark Fork River, which runs down the middle
Location in Bonner County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Idaho
County Bonner
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Land 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 2,090 ft (637 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 536
 • Density 538.8/sq mi (208.0/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 83811
Area code(s) 208
FIPS code 16-14950
GNIS feature ID 0396290

Clark Fork is a city in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. The population was 536 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Clark Fork is located at (48.147180, -116.178270),[1] at an elevation of 2,090 feet (640 m) above sea level. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1910 259
1920 280 8.1%
1930 325 16.1%
1940 432 32.9%
1950 430 −0.5%
1960 387 −10.0%
1970 452 16.8%
1980 367 −18.8%
1990 448 22.1%
2000 530 18.3%
2010 536 1.1%
source:[2][3]

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 530 people, 238 households, and 138 families residing in the city. The population density was 538.8 people per square mile (208.8/km²). There were 286 housing units at an average density of 290.7 per square mile (112.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.96% White, 0.57% African American, 1.32% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 1.70% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population.

There were 238 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% 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 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,031, and the median income for a family was $28,472. Males had a median income of $28,036 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,979. About 15.3% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  2. ^ Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 91.
  3. ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Idaho 2000-2007" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-18. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-16.csv. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.