Minidoka County, Idaho

Minidoka County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 20,174 ( estimate: 19,014). The is.

Minidoka County was created by the Idaho Legislature on, by a partition of. The name Minidoka is of origin meaning "a fountain or spring of water." Minidoka was first used in 1883 as a name for a, Oregon Short Line, spur in the middle of the. The spur later became the site of a watering station along the line. The village of grew up next to the station. Minidoka was then given to a reclamation project under then,. The and  (not in Minidoka County) share the name.

Minidoka County is part of the Burley, ID.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,976 (763 ). 1,967 km² (760 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.44%) is water.

It is part of the region of the. Farmland covers the southern part of the county, while lava beds cover the northern portion. The elevation is generally in the range of 4,200 feet to 4,500 feet.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north, east
 * - south
 * - west
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,174 people, 6,973 households, and 5,362 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (27/sq mi). There were 7,498 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.07%, 0.26% or , 0.88% , 0.42% , 0.02% , 17.83% from , and 2.52% from two or more races. 25.46% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,973 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.10% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.60% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,021, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $19,521 for females. The for the county was $13,813. About 11.90% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the, including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (partially in county)
 * (partially in county)

Schools and government

 * (Minidoka County's only public high school)