Benewah County, Idaho

Benewah County is a located in the  of. It was established in 1915 and was named after a Couer d'Alene chief. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 9,171 ( estimate: 9,218). The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,030 (784 ). 2,010 km² (776 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.01%) is water. It is part of the, a wide and rolling prairie-like region of the middle.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,171 people, 3,580 households, and 2,538 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 4,238 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.66%, 0.12% or , 8.94% , 0.15% , 0.05% , 0.25% from , and 1.82% from two or more races. 1.55% of the population were or  of any race. 26.6% were of, 11.7% , 9.5% and 8.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 3,580 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 24.00% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,517, and the median income for a family was $36,000. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $20,288 for females. The for the county was $15,285. About 10.50% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the, including 18.20% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.