Council, Idaho

Council, Idaho
City

The old Adams County courthouse in Council, Idaho

Location of Council in Adams County, Idaho.
Council, Idaho

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 44°43′48″N 116°26′10″W / 44.73000°N 116.43611°W / 44.73000; -116.43611Coordinates: 44°43′48″N 116°26′10″W / 44.73000°N 116.43611°W / 44.73000; -116.43611
Country United States
State Idaho
County Adams
Area[1]
 • Total 1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Land 1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation 2,927 ft (892 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 839
 • Estimate (2016)[3] 818
 • Density 775.36/sq mi (299.42/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 83612
Area code(s) 208
FIPS code 16-18820
GNIS feature ID 0396336

Council is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Idaho, United States.[4] The population was 839 at the 2010 census.[5]

Major events

Racers and their porcupine competing in the 2017 World Championship Porcupine Race

Porcupine Races

Council is famous for its annual "World Champion Porcupine Race" held on July 4th (Independence Day (United States)). The racers are (mostly) local youth who capture wild porcupines, race them and then return them back to where they were captured. Care is taken to ensure the safety of the porcupines, ensuring that they have adequate food, water and shade, and they are the stars of the parade before the races.


Council Mountain Music Festival

Started in 2001, the Council Mountain Music Festival is held the third weekend in August at the Veterans Memorial Peace Park on HWY 95, just north of Council. The festival features Irish Music, Rock music, Blues, Bluegrass music, Country music, and Folk music. The weekend includes an open jam session, scramble bands (all willing musicians put their names into a hat, and names are drawn to form “on the spot” bands who rehearse and perform three songs), food vendors, Lion’s Club breakfast, a community church service in the park on Sunday, and a community pig roast Sunday afternoon.

Past performers include Bill Coffey, Innocent Man, Blaze & Kelly, Jimmy Bivens, Buckskin Bible Review, Chicken Dinner Road, Bitterroot, Jonathan Warren & the Billy Goats, Hotwire, Hecktor Pecktor, Shakin Not Stirred, Possum Livin, Wanigan, JD Webb, Kyleigh Jack, The Knights, Beargrass, High Desert, Will Williams and Gravel Road.[6]

Geography and climate

Council is located at 44°43′48″N 116°26′10″W / 44.73000°N 116.43611°W / 44.73000; -116.43611 (44.730083, -116.436213).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), of which, 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.[8]

Council experiences the typical continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen Dsa) of northern Idaho, with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. It differs from cities like Moscow and Bonners Ferry in having substantially hotter summers, with average maxima as much as 7 °F or 4 °C higher and absolute maxima among the highest in the northwestern United States. The average annual precipitation for Council is 24 inches, and the average annual snowfall is around 47 inches.[9]

Climate data for Council, Idaho (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 54
(12)		 62
(17)		 77
(25)		 90
(32)		 98
(37)		 104
(40)		 107
(42)		 109
(43)		 102
(39)		 93
(34)		 73
(23)		 59
(15)		 109
(43)
Average high °F (°C) 33.7
(0.9)		 40.1
(4.5)		 51.1
(10.6)		 62.0
(16.7)		 71.5
(21.9)		 80.7
(27.1)		 90.9
(32.7)		 90.8
(32.7)		 80.3
(26.8)		 65.9
(18.8)		 47.0
(8.3)		 35.2
(1.8)		 62.43
(16.9)
Average low °F (°C) 16.8
(−8.4)		 20.9
(−6.2)		 29.1
(−1.6)		 35.1
(1.7)		 41.9
(5.5)		 48.6
(9.2)		 55.1
(12.8)		 54.3
(12.4)		 44.8
(7.1)		 34.9
(1.6)		 26.7
(−2.9)		 18.3
(−7.6)		 35.54
(1.97)
Record low °F (°C) −26
(−32)		 −27
(−33)		 −12
(−24)		 15
(−9)		 21
(−6)		 30
(−1)		 35
(2)		 30
(−1)		 21
(−6)		 15
(−9)		 −20
(−29)		 −38
(−39)		 −38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.03
(77)		 2.88
(73.2)		 2.56
(65)		 1.95
(49.5)		 2.05
(52.1)		 1.49
(37.8)		 0.67
(17)		 0.58
(14.7)		 1.11
(28.2)		 1.57
(39.9)		 3.28
(83.3)		 3.19
(81)		 24.36
(618.7)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 19.1
(48.5)		 8.2
(20.8)		 2.1
(5.3)		 0.1
(0.3)		 trace 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.1
(0.3)		 6.8
(17.3)		 10.8
(27.4)		 47.2
(119.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) 10.7 8.0 9.4 7.9 8.1 6.9 3.3 3.8 4.6 5.9 11.0 9.2 88.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 inch) 6.0 3.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 4.1 16
Source: NOAA (normals, 1971–2000)[10]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1910312—
192038824.4%
1930355−8.5%
194069294.9%
19507488.1%
196082710.6%
19708998.7%
19809172.0%
1990831−9.4%
2000816−1.8%
20108392.8%
Est. 2016818[3]−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2010 census

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 839 people, 360 households, and 224 families residing in the city. The population density was 839.0 inhabitants per square mile (323.9/km2). There were 476 housing units at an average density of 476.0 per square mile (183.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 360 households of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 44.4 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

2000 census

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 816 people, 339 households, and 223 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,121.5 people per square mile (431.6/km²). There were 425 housing units at an average density of 584.1 per square mile (224.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% White, 1.72% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 339 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $11,691 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,170. About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Transportation

The city is served by U.S. Route 95, connecting it to New Meadows to the north and Cambridge and Weiser to the south.[15] The city is also served by a local small-craft airport owned by the city, and the Weiser River Trail, an 84 mile long Rail Trail, that runs from Weiser, Idaho, through town, to its end, near the town of New Meadows, Idaho.

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 26, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  3. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Council city, Idaho". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Council Mountain Music Festival". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  9. ↑ Data, US Climate. "Climate Council - Idaho and Weather averages Council". www.usclimatedata.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  10. ↑ "Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  13. ↑ swomack@lompocrecord.com, Sam Womack/Staff Writer. "Former SB Mayor Harriet Miller dies". Lompoc Record. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  14. ↑ Barone, Michael; and Ujifusa, Grant. The Almanac of American Politics 1988', p. 330. National Journal, 1987.
  15. ↑ "U.S. 95 and Idaho's North and South Highway - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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