Blackfoot, Idaho

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Blackfoot is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2005 census, the city population was 10,646. The city is the county seat of Bingham County^GR6. Blackfoot is designated the "Potato Capital of the World", because it has the largest potato industry in Idaho, the United States, and even the world. It is home to the Idaho Potato Expo (a museum and gift shop that displays and explains the history of Idaho's potato industry), which is home to the world's largest baked potato and potato chip. Tourists who visit the museum can obtain "free taters for out-of-staters". Blackfoot is also home to the Eastern Idaho State Fair, which operates between Labor Day weekend and the following weekend.

Blackfoot is the principal city of the Blackfoot, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bingham County.

[edit] Geography

Blackfoot is located at 43°11′24″N, 112°20′46″W (43.190068, -112.346037)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.7 km² (5.7 mi²). 14.0 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (4.59%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 10,419 people, 3,685 households, and 2,682 families residing in the city. The population density was 743.6/km² (1,926.4/mi²). There were 3,929 housing units at an average density of 280.4/km² (726.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.76% White, 0.21% African American, 2.51% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.33% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.17% of the population.

There were 3,685 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,004, and the median income for a family was $36,553. Males had a median income of $31,489 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,529. About 11.5% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

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