Nez Perce County, Idaho

Nez Perce County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 37,410 ( estimate: 37,931). The is. The county is named for the tribe of s.

Nez Perce County was originally organized in when the area was part of. It was reorganized in by the Idaho Territorial Legislature.

Nez Perce County is part of the -ID-WA, which includes all of both Nez Perce County in Idaho and in.

Geography
Two rivers, the and the, run through the county.

According to the, the county has a total area of 2,218 (856 ). 2,199 km² (849 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.85%) is water. It is part of the, a wide and rolling prairie-like region of the middle.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 37,410 people, 15,286 households, and 10,149 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (44/sq mi). There were 16,203 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.58%, 0.28% or , 5.31% , 0.65% , 0.07% , 0.50% from , and 1.60% from two or more races. 1.93% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,286 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,282, and the median income for a family was $44,212. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $23,014 for females. The for the county was $18,544. About 8.60% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

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