Twin Falls County, Idaho

Twin Falls County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 64,284 ( estimate: 71,575). The is.

When Idaho became a state in, the Twin Falls County area was a part of. It was very sparsely populated and had no significant settlements. However, that situation changed after Twin Falls city was founded in and Milner Dam was completed in. Most of the county's other towns were established during this period as well. In response to local government needs for these new communities, which were as much as 80 miles (133 km) away from Cassia County's seat at, Twin Falls County was created by the Idaho Legislature on ,. Twin Falls city was established as the county seat.

The county is named for a on the  of the same name. The Snake River forms much of the county's northern boundary.

Twin Falls County is part of the Twin Falls, ID.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,995 (1,928 ). 4,986 km² (1,925 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.18%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 64,284 people, 23,853 households, and 16,959 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (33/sq mi). There were 25,595 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.47%, 0.19% or , 0.71% , 0.76% , 0.08% , 3.77% from , and 2.02% from two or more races. 9.37% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 23,853 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,506, and the median income for a family was $39,886. Males had a median income of $30,058 versus $20,825 for females. The for the county was $16,678. About 9.10% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the, including 16.00% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.