Kooskia, Idaho

Kooskia, Idaho
—  City  —
Location in Idaho County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Idaho
County Idaho
Area
 • Total 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
 • Land 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 1,293 ft (394 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 675
 • Density 1,039.3/sq mi (401.3/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 83539
Area code(s) 208
FIPS code 16-44110
GNIS feature ID 0399948

Kooskia (pronounced kōō′·skē) is a city in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The population was 675 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Kooskia is located at (46.141802, -115.979708).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (4.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 675 people, 278 households, and 179 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,039.3 people per square mile (401.0/km²). There were 332 housing units at an average density of 511.2 per square mile (197.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.19% White, 2.22% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 1.63% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.

There were 278 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% 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 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,491, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $12,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,196. About 25.0% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.1% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

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