Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
City
Coeur d'Alene
Nickname(s): Lake City
Location in Kootenai County and the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 47°41′34″N 116°46′48″W / 47.69278°N 116.78000°W / 47.69278; -116.78000Coordinates: 47°41′34″N 116°46′48″W / 47.69278°N 116.78000°W / 47.69278; -116.78000
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Kootenai
Founded	1878
Incorporated	1887
Government
• Mayor	Steven Widmyer
Area[1]
• City	16.08 sq mi (41.65 km2)
• Land	15.57 sq mi (40.33 km2)
• Water	0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
Elevation	2,188 ft (667 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• City	44,137
• Estimate (2012[3])	45,579
• Density	2,834.7/sq mi (1,094.5/km2)
• Metro	131,507
• CSA	674,610 (US: 71st)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC−8)
• Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC−7)
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-16750
GNIS feature ID	0379485
Website	www.coeurdaleneidaho.org

Coeur d'Alene (ⁱ/ˈkɒr dəˈleɪn/ KORR də-LAYN) is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai (/ˈkuːtniː/ KOOT-nee) County, Idaho, United States.^[4] It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur d'Alene was 44,137.^[5] The city is located about 30 mi (48 km) east of the larger Spokane, Washington. After the 2010 Census the two metropolitan areas were merged into a single Combined Statistical Area with a population of 674,610.^[6] Coeur d'Alene is the largest city in the northern Idaho Panhandle. The city is located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, 25-mile (40 km) in length. Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City," or simply called by its initials: "CDA".

The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years, in part because of a substantial increase in tourism, encouraged by several resorts in the area. Barbara Walters called the city "a little slice of Heaven" and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit. On November 28, 2007, Good Morning America broadcast the city's Christmas lighting ceremony because its display is among the largest in the United States. Coeur d'Alene is a resort town, with the Coeur d'Alene Resort taking up a prominent portion of the city's downtown. It is also located near two major ski resorts, with Silver Mountain Resort to the east in Kellogg, and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to the north in Sandpoint.

The city is named after the Coeur d'Alene People, a tribe of Native Americans who lived along the rivers and lakes of the region when discovered by French fur traders in the late 18th and early 19th century. The name Coeur d'Alene translated into English means Heart of an Awl, a reflection of the perception of the tribe's traders as very tough businessmen.

History

French fur traders allegedly named the local Indian tribe the Coeur d'Alene out of respect for their tough trading practices.^[7] Translated from French Cœur d'Alêne literally means "heart of the awl" which might mean "sharp-hearted" or "shrewd."

The area was extensively explored by David Thompson of the North West Company starting in 1807. The Oregon boundary dispute (or Oregon question) arose as a result of competing British and American claims to the Pacific Northwest of North America in the first half of the 19th century.

The Oregon Treaty ended disputed joint occupation of the area when Britain ceded all rights to land south of the 49th parallel in 1846. When General William T. Sherman ordered a fort constructed on the lake in the 1870s, he gave it the name Fort Coeur d'Alene; hence the name of the city that grew around it. The name of the fort was later changed to Fort Sherman to honor the general.^[8] North Idaho College, a community college, now occupies the site.

In the 1890s, the Coeur d'Alene district experienced two significant miners' uprisings.^[9] In 1892, the union's discovery of a labor spy in their midst, in the person of sometime cowboy and Pinkerton agent Charlie Siringo, resulted in a shooting war between miners and the company. Years later Harry Orchard, who owned a share of the Hercules Mine in the nearby mountains before it began producing, and who later confessed to dynamiting a $250,000 mill belonging to the Bunker Hill Mining Company near Wardner during another miners' uprising in 1899, would also confess to a secret, brutal and little understood role in the Colorado Labor Wars before returning to Idaho to assassinate former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.^[10]

Geography

Coeur d'Alene is located at 47°41′34″N 116°46′48″W / 47.69278°N 116.78000°W / 47.69278; -116.78000 (47.692845, −116.779910),^[11] at an elevation of 2,180 ft (660 m) above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.08 square miles (41.65 km²), of which, 15.57 square miles (40.33 km²) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.32 km²) is water.^[1]

Coeur d'Alene sits on the western edge of the Coeur d'Alene National Forest. The city is surrounded by forest, which contains several lakes and campgrounds.

It is located 30 miles (48 km) from Spokane, Washington, and 311 miles (501 km) from Seattle.

Climate

Coeur d'Alene has, depending on the definition, a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen Dsb), or a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb), characterized by a cold, moist climate in winter, and very warm, dry conditions in summer, and straddles the border between USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6B and 7A.^[12] The monthly daily mean temperature ranges from is 29.8 °F (−1.2 °C) in December to 69.0 °F (20.6 °C) in July and August. Temperatures exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on 20 days per year, only occasionally reaching 100 °F (38 °C), while conversely, there may be several nights below 10 °F (−12 °C).^[13] Snowfall averages 70.2 inches (178 cm) per year; precipitation is generally lowest in summer. The average first and last freeze of the season are October 12 and May 3, respectively.

Climate data for Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (1981−2010 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	60 (16)	62 (17)	73 (23)	94 (34)	98 (37)	102 (39)	108 (42)	109 (43)	102 (39)	88 (31)	71 (22)	60 (16)	109 (43)
Average high °F (°C)	35.5 (1.9)	40.2 (4.6)	49.0 (9.4)	56.4 (13.6)	65.2 (18.4)	72.3 (22.4)	81.5 (27.5)	82.5 (28.1)	72.6 (22.6)	58.0 (14.4)	44.0 (6.7)	34.3 (1.3)	57.6 (14.2)
Average low °F (°C)	25.4 (−3.7)	26.7 (−2.9)	31.4 (−0.3)	36.7 (2.6)	43.6 (6.4)	50.9 (10.5)	56.3 (13.5)	55.5 (13.1)	47.6 (8.7)	38.4 (3.6)	31.7 (−0.2)	25.2 (−3.8)	39.1 (3.9)
Record low °F (°C)	−30 (−34)	−29 (−34)	−13 (−25)	5 (−15)	21 (−6)	28 (−2)	36 (2)	32 (0)	17 (−8)	2 (−17)	−13 (−25)	−26 (−32)	−30 (−34)
Precipitation inches (mm)	3.18 (80.8)	2.13 (54.1)	2.34 (59.4)	1.88 (47.8)	2.16 (54.9)	1.98 (50.3)	.94 (23.9)	.87 (22.1)	1.01 (25.7)	1.95 (49.5)	3.72 (94.5)	3.52 (89.4)	25.68 (652.4)
Snowfall inches (cm)	10.4 (26.4)	4.2 (10.7)	1.9 (4.8)	.3 (0.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3.9 (9.9)	11.7 (29.7)	32.4 (82.3)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	13.4	10.6	11.6	10.3	11.9	9.4	4.6	4.5	6.3	10.8	15.2	12.8	121.3
Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	4.8	2.7	1.1	.2	0	0	0	0	0	.1	2.0	5.4	16.2
Source: NOAA (extremes 1895−present) [13]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	150		—
1890	491		227.3%
1900	508		3.5%
1910	7,291		1,335.2%
1920	6,447		−11.6%
1930	8,297		28.7%
1940	10,049		21.1%
1950	12,198		21.4%
1960	14,291		17.2%
1970	16,228		13.6%
1980	19,913		22.7%
1990	24,563		23.4%
2000	34,515		40.5%
2010	44,137		27.9%
Est. 2011	44,962		1.9%
source:[14][15]

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 44,137 people, 18,395 households, and 10,813 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,834.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,094.5 /km²). There were 20,219 housing units at an average density of 1,298.6 per square mile (501.4 /km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.8% White, 0.4% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.3% of the population.

There were 18,395 households of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 35.4 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,514 people, 13,985 households, and 8,852 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,629 /sq mi (1,014.9 /km²). There were 14,929 housing units at an average density of 1,137 /sq mi (439.0 /km²). Coeur d'Alene's racial makeup was:

• 95.80% White
• 0.22% Black
• 0.77% American Indian
• 0.61% Asian
• 0.09% Pacific Islander
• 0.63% from other races
• 1.88% from two or more races

Hispanic or of any race were 2.70% of the population.

There were 13,985 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with:

• 24.9% under the age of 18,
• 11.7% from 18 to 24
• 27.9% from 25 to 44
• 20.7% from 45 to 64
• 14.8% 65 years of age or older

The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,001, and the median income for a family was $39,491. Males had a median income of $31,915 versus $21,092 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,454. About 9.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The city is the healthcare, educational, media, manufacturing, retail and recreation center for northern Idaho. Several mining firms are headquartered in the city, among them Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL). The Coeur d'Alene Resort is also a major employer. The U.S. headquarters of The Pita Pit is located in Coeur d'Alene.^[16]

Commercial

Coeur d'Alene's retail has expanded greatly in recent years with the opening of new stores and entertainment venues. Coeur d'Alene's Riverstone development houses a 14 theater Regal Cinemas, condominiums, a Hampton Inn, a park, restaurants, and local retailers. The North Idaho Centennial Trail bike path cuts through the Riverstone complex alongside an abandoned railroad right of way. The Citylink transit system adjoins the northwest entrance of the Riverstone complex. Giant statues of bird feathers line Northwest Boulevard celebrating the rich native American heritage of Coeur d'Alene. Several art galleries and cafes sit along Sherman Avenue, Coeur d'Alene's main street. During summer, artists and musicians frequent Sherman Square.

In 2009, Coeur d'Alene ranked No. 12 on Newsmax magazine's list of the "Top 25 Most Uniquely American Cities and Towns," a piece written by current CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg. In determining his ranking, Greenberg commended the city for "embracing its natural beauty and creating a small business-friendly environment that has helped develop its thriving tourism industry."^[17]

Education

The Coeur d'Alene School District 271 serves 10,300 students with its two high schools, three middle schools, an alternative high/middle school, a dropout retrieval school and 10 elementary schools. The district has a staff of 550 teachers, 47 administrators and 552 support personnel to provide education for the Coeur d'Alene, Hayden and Dalton communities.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to Honors and Advanced Placement courses, Coeur d'Alene and Lake City High Schools began offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, and two of the elementary schools are implementing the IB Primary Years Program. Coeur d'Alene High School no longer offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program as of the fall of 2009 because of a lack of funding.^[18]

District 271 students who qualify are also eligible for dual enrollment with North Idaho College and advanced technical and specialized courses at Riverbend Professional Technical Academy in Post Falls.

A partnership with the City of Coeur d'Alene Police Department provides five School Resource Officers. Through an alliance with Kootenai Medical Center, the District is served by seven school nurses.

Coeur d'Alene also has a Charter school. Its teaching curriculum focuses heavily on setting higher college-preparatory standards than many other schools, with a strong emphasis on teaching Latin. The school also enforces a strict dress code policy on all enrolled students to maintain a professional academic atmosphere. Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy is a regular middle–high school publicly funded with open admission to any students residing in the state of Idaho, not just those restricted to a particular district of the county. However, public transportation is not provided to the school. The Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy is currently undergoing expanding into neighboring lots for the purpose of adding additional classrooms.^{[citation needed]}

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads and highways

Coeur d'Alene is accessed from Interstate 90 at Exits 11 through 15. The greater Coeur d'Alene area is almost entirely dependent upon private automobiles for transportation. Combined with the city's rapid growth since 1990, relative congestion now occurs on a significant portion of the area highways, notably U.S. 95 between Northwest Blvd. north to Hayden, and on several under-developed arterial streets such as Atlas, Ramsey, and Government Way. Before the construction of I-90, the city was served by U.S. Route 10, which runs through downtown. This route is Northwest Boulevard and Sherman Avenue. The former US 10, between I-90 exits 11 and 15, is now designated as Interstate 90 Business.

Public transportation

Free public bus service is available to area residents. Called Citylink Transit all buses are wheelchair accessible, and can transport up to two bicycles. The buses operating in the urbanized area of Kootenai County leave the Riverstone Transfer Station every sixty minutes, seven days a week, including holidays. The bus system comprises four separate routes.

• Urban Route B – Serves Post Falls, Hayden and West Coeur d'Alene.
• Urban Route C – Serves Downtown Coeur d'Alene, Fernan and Hayden.
• Rural Route – Serves the towns of Worley, Plummer, Tensed and DeSmet.
• Link Route – Connects the two transfer stations at Riverstone and Worley.

As of April 2012, major changes were made to the current routes, including the elimination of the "Urban Route A", which went out to Stateline, 125 new stops added to the system, the "Urban Route B" and the "Urban Route C" became two-way service instead of loop service, and the routes leaving from Riverstone more frequently from every eighty-five minutes down to sixty. Changes were made primarily due to budget cuts.^[19]

Airports

The closest major airport serving Coeur d'Alene and North Idaho is the Spokane International Airport which is served by nine airlines and is located 40 miles (64 km) to the west in Spokane, Washington. Coeur d'Alene also has Coeur d'Alene Airport – Pappy Boyington Field (KCOE), which is a general aviation airport located in Hayden, north of the city near U.S. 95.

A local airport is the Coeur d'Alene Airport. It is a public use general aviation airport, which is open to the public. In 1941, the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce promoted the purchase of 720 acres of land on the Rathdrum Prairie for the Coeur d’Alene Airport. The Coeur d’Alene Airport was built in 1942 by the Army Engineers at a cost of over $400,000. It was designated as an alternate to Weeks Field (now, Kootenai County Fairgrounds) when a war training program was in operation.

Utilities

The city of Coeur d'Alene provides for municipal water, sewer & stormwater management, street lighting, and garbage collection. Frontier Communications provides local phone service, while Time Warner Cable provides cable television. Avista Utilities provides natural gas and electricity to the area.

Healthcare

Kootenai Health is the primary medical center serving the Coeur d'Alene and north Idaho area. With over 1700 employees, is also the largest employer in Kootenai County.

Events and attractions

• Coeur d'Alene is the home of Ironman Coeur d'Alene, which started in 2003. This Ironman Triathlon is held each year on the fourth Sunday in June and starts at the Coeur d'Alene resort as triathletes start their day with a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim in Lake Coeur d'Alene, followed by a 112-mile (180 km) bike, finishing with a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) run.^[20]
• Coeur d'Alene holds the Christian Youth Theater (CYT) North Idaho headquarters.
• Annually in June, CdA hosts "Car d' Alene," where all the hot cars both new and old, come out to display themselves for admiration and bragging rights.^[21]
• The local college art program had a campaign called "Moose on the Loose," where local artists and college art students painted and decorated a dozen or so life size moose statues with various colors and accessories. After their beautification, they were auctioned off to local businesses as a fundraiser. Their locations range from downtown near Sherman Ave. to Government Way on the CdA/Hayden boundary. The moose have become both a town landmark and a popular scavenger hunt item.^[22]
• Coeur d'Alene has become a destination for golf enthusiasts. The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course is considered one of the best in the United States. Its 14th hole features the world's only movable floating green.^[23]
• Coeur d'Alene is a shortlisted town, for when APEC next meet in the U.S.
• The North Idaho Centennial Trail passes through Coeur d'Alene.

• Coeur d'Alene and the surrounding area also provides many outdoor recreational opportunities, such as: mountain biking, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, etc.
• Coeur d'Alene is home of Snake Pit Derby Dames; an all-female flat track roller derby league. The competitive season is March–November and Bouts (matches) draw large crowds.^[24]
• Every year in November, the Friday after Thanksgiving marks the start of Coeur d'Alene's Christmas Lighting Ceremony including a parade, fireworks and special holiday candles given out by the local downtown businesses.

In popular culture

• Singer-Songwriter Ben Arnold recorded "Coeur d'Alene", which appears on his The Best of Ben Arnold album.
• The twelfth track of Alter Bridge's third album AB III is named after the city.
• The second track of The Head and the Heart's eponymous album is named after the city.
• Coeur d'Alene is mentioned repeatedly in the Northwest Trilogy of novels by Harold Covington as the place where the Northwest revolt began.
• The novel Coeur d'Alene Waters, by Ned Hayes, uses the city of Coeur d'Alene as a primary setting. The novel includes a capsule summary of the history of the city.
• In the book Walk Two Moons, Coeur d'Alene is a stop on the main character Salamanca Tree Hiddle's trip.
• In Tom Clancy's 4th book in the Net Force Series, Breaking Point (ISBN 0-425-17693-2) a character hides in the Aryan Nations compound (now destroyed) in Hayden Lake (mentioned as Coeur d'Alene).
• Coeur d'Alene was mentioned in Sam Bourne's novel: The Righteous Men as a spot that the main character quickly drove past. It is stated that Coeur d' Alene is the home of the Aryan Nations. However, the Aryan Nations' home was in nearby Hayden Lake, not Coeur d'Alene specifically. The compound is no longer in Hayden Lake because of a heated lawsuit and the bankruptcy of the Aryan Nations.
• Coeur d'Alene is the fictional home of Lisa Kimmel Fisher (character played by actress Lily Taylor) from the HBO series Six Feet Under.
• Coeur d'Alene is mentioned in the first season episode of Bones, titled "The Woman at the Airport".
• Coeur d'Alene is mentioned in the lyrics "Everything is frozen north of Wichita, I'm standing in this truck stop in Coeur d'Alene" in the Gary Jules song "Wichita."
• Iris DeMent's song, "Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day", from her 1994 album, My Life, features a protagonist who laments that she wishes she "could run away to Coeur d'Alene" and that she'll "never make it up to Coeur d'Alene".
• Josh Ritter sings "and we rode to Coeur d’Alene" in his song "Wings"
• Luke Redfield's song, "Coeur d'Alene," from his 2010 album, Ephemeral Eon, depicts a simple love story in Coeur d'Alene.
• Listed as one of the places to visit in Patricia Schultz's book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.^[25]
• The main character of Neil LaBute's play Wrecks is originally from Coeur d'Alene.^[26]
• The main characters in the film "Smoke Signals", based on the Sherman Alexie story, are Indians of the Coeur d'Alene tribe.
• The setting for the children's book "Mudgy & Millie," by Susan Nipp. Illustrated by Charles Reasoner. http://www.mudgyandmillie.com/
• Coeur d'Alene is the second track on the self released full length debut album of Seattle based band The Head and the Heart (album of the same name) released January 1, 2010 on Sub Pop Records
• Coeur d'Alene is the setting for the film "Teenage Dirtbag", written and directed by Regina Crosby. Regina Crosby grew up in Coeur d'Alene and the movie is inspired by true events she experienced while attending High School there.
• The documentary film "Pappy Boyington Field", tells the story of the grass-roots effort to honor the WWII Fighter Pilot in the town of his birth, with a commemorative airfield name. http://www.PappyBoyingtonField.com
• Coeur d'Alene is the setting for the Supernatural (U.S. TV series) episode entitled "Repo Man"
• Frank Peretti's book Illusion is set in the Coeur d'Alene and Hayden Lake area.

Notable people

• World War II flying ace Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was born in Coeur d'Alene on December 4, 1912, and was a member of the AVG (Flying Tigers) and later the commander of the famous Black Sheep Squadron.^[27] The local airport is now named in his honor.
• Dorthea Dahl, Norwegian-born American writer, wrote and published her collections of short stories and her novel while residing near Coeur d'Alene.
• Academy Award winning actress Patty Duke has lived in Coeur d'Alene since the mid-1990s with her husband, Michael Pearce.
• Trevor Prangley, pro Mixed Martial Artist with a background in wrestling and a former fighter in the UFC. His current fight record is 23 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw. He was born in South Africa and now resides in Coeur d'Alene.
• Rollin Putzier, NFL player.
• Luke Ridnour – birthplace of Minnesota Timberwolves point guard .^[28]
• Charles Sellier – television producer and director. His credits included The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.^[29][30]
• Ellen Travolta, oldest sibling of John Travolta currently resides in Coeur d'Alene.^{[citation needed]}
• Bruce Reed, previous CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and current Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
• Dennis Franz, Actor currently resides in Coeur d'Alene.
• John Elway (Denver Broncos NFL) and Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers NHL) have summer homes here.
• Robert Lamphere, an FBI agent who helped track down a number of Soviet atomic spies.^[31]

Sister cities

Coeur d'Alene has one sister city:

• – Cranbrook, British Columbia (Canada)

References

External links

• Coeur d'Alene Convention & Visitor Bureau official website
• Coeur d'Alene Idaho Downtown Association Official Web Site
• Official website of the city of Coeur d'Alene

v t e Municipalities and communities of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States County seat: Coeur d'Alene Cities Athol Coeur d'Alene Dalton Gardens Fernan Lake Village Harrison Hauser Hayden Hayden Lake Huetter Post Falls Rathdrum Spirit Lake State Line Worley CDPs Conkling Park Rockford Bay Unincorporated communities Bayview Cataldo‡ Clarksville Garwood Lane Medimont North Pole Indian reservation Coeur d'Alene Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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