Valley County, Idaho

Valley County is a located in the west central part of the  of. The county was established in, named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the , which extends nearly 30 miles from at  south to. The valley was formerly a summer pasture for Boise Valley livestock. Since the construction of the Cascade Dam in, much of the valley has been covered by the Cascade Reservoir (Lake Cascade). As of the, the county had a population of 7,651 ( estimate: 8,332). The is.

Valley County is home to the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 9,670 (3,734 ). 9,526 km² (3,678 sq mi) of it is land and 145 km² (56 sq mi) of it (1.50%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,651 people, 3,208 households, and 2,252 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 8,084 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.43%, 0.69% , 0.30% , 0.04% or , 0.04% , 1.10% from , and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3208 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 4.40% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 32.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 105.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,927, and the median income for a family was $42,283. Males had a median income of $31,113 versus $21,777 for females. The for the county was $19,246. About 6.20% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 10.10% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Rapid development fueled by the recent opening of in  has the town of  poised to become a major destination for four-season recreation.