Boise County, Idaho

Boise County is located in the of. As of the 2000 Census the had a population of 6,670 ( estimate: 7,535). The is. is its largest city.

The city of is located in neighboring.

Boise County is part of the.

History
Established, with its  at. Named for the, which was named by explorers and trappers for the great variety of trees growing along its banks. The Boise Basin, in which Idaho City lies, was one of the richest districts in the nation after the discovery of gold in. More gold was pulled from this area than from the entire state of. At its peak in the and, Idaho City was, for a time, the largest city in the Northwest, it was this great influx of people that lead to the establishment of the  in.


 * About Idaho Boise County
 * History of Boise County official site

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,938 (1,907 ). 4,927 km² (1,902 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.23%) is water. The highest point in the county is Thompson Peak at 10,751 feet (3276 m), on its eastern border in the.


 * Idaho Summits.com - Thompson Peak

Adjacent Counties

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 * - east
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,670 people, 2,616 households, and 1,899 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 4,349 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.23%, 0.12% or , 0.93% , 0.30% , 0.10% , 1.30% from , and 2.01% from two or more races. 3.42% of the population were or  of any race. 18.4% were of, 14.8% , 13.8% and 9.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 2,616 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 30.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 105.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,651, and the median income for a family was $43,138. Males had a median income of $35,802 versus $26,250 for females. The for the county was $18,787. About 9.00% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.