Oneida County, Idaho

Oneida County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 4,125 ( estimate: 4,209). The is.

Most of the county's population lives in Malad City and the surrounding Malad Valley. The county is named for, , the area from which most of the early settlers had emigrated.

Oneida County was organized on, as part of. The original county seat was at in present-day. The county seat was moved to Malad City in because of its population growth and location on the freight road and stagecoach line between, , and the mines in ,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,112 (1,202 ). 3,109 km² (1,200 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.11%) is water.

Elkhorn Peak is the highest point in the county, at 9,095 feet. Alternating valleys and ridges of mountains or hills typify the topography. Grassland and sagebrush cover most areas. The lies within the county.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,125 people, 1,430 households, and 1,092 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 1,755 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.50%, 0.12% or , 0.32% , 0.15% , 0.07% , 1.36% from , and 0.48% from two or more races. 2.30% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,430 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.50% were living together, 4.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.60% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% 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 3.35.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,309, and the median income for a family was $38,341. Males had a median income of $29,730 versus $19,808 for females. The for the county was $13,829. About 6.70% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the, including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.