Caribou County, Idaho

Caribou County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 7,304 ( estimate: 7,131). The is.

History
Caribou County was formed on, , by the Idaho Legislature by a partition of. It was the last county formed in the state, three days after. It was named for the Caribou Mountains.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,658 (1,799 ). 4,574 km² (1,766 sq mi) of it is land and 84 km² (33 sq mi) of it (1.81%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,304 people, 2,560 households, and 1,978 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 3,188 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.14%, 0.05% or , 0.21% , 0.08% , 0.12% , 2.20% from , and 1.19% from two or more races. 3.96% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,560 households out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.30% were living together, 5.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.70% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,609, and the median income for a family was $42,630. Males had a median income of $38,575 versus $20,085 for females. The for the county was $15,179. About 7.00% of families and 9.60% of the population were below the, including 10.60% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.