Boundary County, Idaho

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**Boundary County, Idaho**
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Location in the state of Idaho
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Formed	January 23, 1915
Seat	Bonners Ferry
License plate	9B
Area - Total - Land - Water	3,311 km² (1,278 mi²) 24 km² (9 mi²) 0.74%
Population - (2005 est.) - Density	10,619 3/km²
Website: www.boundarycountyid.org

Boundary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 9,871 (2005 estimate: 10,619) [1]. The county seat is Bonners Ferry ⁶.

Boundary County was created by the Idaho Legislature on January 23, 1915. It is so named because it borders Canada.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent Counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,311 km² (1,278 mi²). 3,286 km² (1,269 mi²) of it is land and 24 km² (9 mi²) of it (0.74%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Lincoln County, Montana - east
Bonner County, Idaho - south
Pend Oreille County, Washington - west
Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia - north

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 9,871 people, 3,707 households, and 2,698 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (8/mi²). There were 4,095 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.24% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 2.02% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 3.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,707 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $36,440. Males had a median income of $31,209 versus $18,682 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,636. About 11.50% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.50% of those under age 18 and 11.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

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