Canyon County, Idaho

Canyon County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 131,441 ( estimate: 164,593). The is. is its largest city.

Canyon County is part of the.

History
Established, with its county seat at Caldwell. Current sources attribute the name to the canyon of the Boise River near Caldwell. However, both and  believed it was named for the  canyon which forms a natural boundary for the county. The established  in  near what is now, but abandoned it in. Immigrants traveled through Canyon County on the. 

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 604. 590 sq mi of it is land and 14 sq mi of it (2.28%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 131,441 people, 45,018 households, and 33,943 families residing in the county. The was 223/sq mi. There were 47,965 housing units at an average density of 81/sq mi. The racial makeup of the county was 83.1%, .32% or , .85% , .80% , .13% , 12.17% from , and 2.62% from two or more races. 18.61% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 45,018 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,884, and the median income for a family was $40,377. Males had a median income of $29,418 versus $22,044 for females. The for the county was $15,155. About 8.7% of families and 12% of the population were below the, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.