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Population in July 2007: 691. Population change since 2000: -14.6%

Males: 351	(50.9%)
Females: 340	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	43.2 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip codes: 83612.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,222 (it was $24,375 in 2000)

Council:	$32,222
Idaho:	$46,253

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,985 (it was $61,500 in 2000)

Council:	$113,985
Idaho:	$178,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $118,892; Detached houses: $124,677; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $55,934; Mobile homes: $31,286

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Races in Council:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Council: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (32.4%), Irish (14.0%), German (13.4%), English (13.2%), Dutch (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2940 feet

Land area: 0.73 square miles.

Population density: 950 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Council

High school or higher: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Council city

Never married: 14.6%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 18.8%

13 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.6%
Idaho:	5.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Council, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Council to the number of sex offenders is 346 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Council:	1.1% ($665)
Idaho:	1.0% ($1,007)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boise, ID (77.8 miles , pop. 185,787).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (305.5 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (743.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Cambridge, ID (4.0 miles ), Donnelly, ID (4.2 miles) , New Meadows, ID (4.3 miles ), McCall, ID (4.5 miles ), Midvale, ID (4.8 miles) , Cascade, ID (4.9 miles ), Halfway, OR (5.9 miles ), Richland, OR (6.0 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $120,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.73 N, Longitude: 116.44 W

Area code: 208

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Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-2.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Construction (20%)
Wood products (16%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Gasoline stations (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Woodworkers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Council:

MCCALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MCCALL, ID)
WEISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; WEISER, ID)
CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; CASCADE, ID)

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Airports located in Council:

Council Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 650, Itinerant Ops: 3,500, Local Ops: 2,500)
Flying Y Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)
Seven Devils Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Council, ID

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Council:

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 118 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 147 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 168 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)

Public high school in Council:

Council Jr-Sr High School (Students: 152; Location: 101 E BLEEKER AVE; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Council:

Council Elementary School (Students: 122; Location: 202 HIGHWAY 95; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Library in Council:

COUNCIL VALLEY DISTRICT (Operating income: $42,257; Location: 104 CALIFORNIA AVE; 22,863 books; 286 audio materials; 564 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)

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Hotel: Starlite Motel (102 North Dartmouth).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Council and their reported violations in the past:

COUNCIL CITY OF (Population served: 890, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

2 minor monitoring violations

PINERIDGE (Population served: 41, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

7 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.8%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	15.2%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Council, ID

People in group quarters in Council

19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in nursing homes
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Council compared to Idaho state average:

Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Council (2009 data):

U.S. Bank National Association: Council Branch at 210 Illinois Avenue, branch established on 1946-09-03. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Adams County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (46%) Wood (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Council

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Catholic Church	Church of the Nazarene	Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America	Other religions
Adherents	33.4%	26.5%	12.2%	11.7%	16.3%
Congregations	25.0%	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	37.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	3	$4,823	$19,292	6	$577
Sewerage	3	$6,028	$24,112	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,024	$36,288	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$13,875	$23,786	6	$577

9.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.57%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Ada County, ID	1.69% ($46,435 average AGI)
from Valley County, ID	1.03% ($21,571)
from Canyon County, ID	0.81% ($35,273)

9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.37%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ada County, ID	1.55% ($31,810 average AGI)
to Valley County, ID	1.18% ($36,875)
to Washington County, ID	0.74% ($37,300)

Strongest AM radio stations in Council:

KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KMCL (1240 AM; 1 kW; DONNELLY, ID; Owner: BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN AIR INC.)
KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)
KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Council:

KDZY (98.3 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
KMCL-FM (101.1 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN AIR INC.)
KBSK (89.9 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KBSQ (90.7 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KBSM (91.7 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUC. (B.S.U.))
KWEI-FM (99.5 FM; FRUITLAND, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KJHY (101.9 FM; EMMETT, ID; Owner: CAPITAL WEST INC)
KIZN (92.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKGL (96.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KQFC (97.9 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KZMG (93.1 FM; NEW PLYMOUTH, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBSU-FM (90.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KBSX (91.5 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KCIX (105.9 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRVB (94.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KXLT-FM (107.9 FM; EAGLE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KJOT (105.1 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KTHI (107.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KBXL (94.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
KTSY (89.5 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: GEM STATE ADVENTIST ACADEMY)

TV broadcast stations around Council:

K05GO (Channel 5; COUNCIL, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))

Council fatal accident list:
Jan 19, 1995 01:30 AM, 95, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Nw 1/4 Of Sw 1/4 Of Section 3, Range 1 W, Township 15 N, 0.35 Miles E Of Us-95, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN441
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Patrick A Dolohanty, 2038 Council/Cuprum Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.8 m, Overall height: 19.8 m
William J Hackett, Nw 1/4 Of The Sw 1/4 Of Section 3, Township 15 N, Range 1 W, .35 Mile E Of Us-95, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.7 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
Jerrold D PIPER, East Lucille Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00343013
Registrant: Ctc Telecom, Inc, 130 N Superior St, Cambridge, ID 83610, Phone: (208) 257-3300, Email:
Gene A DeJordy, Se 1/4 Of Nw 1/4 Of Section 1, Township 16n, Range 2w, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.7 m
Registrant: Western Wireless Corporation, 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 654-5980

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Mesa Butte, Type: Tower, Structure height: 16 m, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: KNIS878
Assigned Frequencies : 154.845 MHz
Grant Date: 09/24/2003, Expiration Date: 10/06/2013
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
201 Industrial Ave., Box 48, Type: Bant, Structure height: 16.7 m, Call Sign: WPVU608
Assigned Frequencies : 2.32740 MHz, 2.41540 MHz, 2.47240 MHz, 2.53640 MHz, 7.93340 MHz, 2.80540 MHz, 5.13640 MHz, 5.14140 MHz, 5.19640 MHz, 7.47840 MHz, 7.80640 MHz
Grant Date: 08/22/2002, Expiration Date: 08/22/2012
Registrant: Microwave Services, 650 West State Street, Boise, ID 83720-0076, Phone: (208) 288-4000, Fax: (208) 288-2605, Email:
Lat: 45.134333 Lon: -116.579028, Call Sign: WPZY395
Assigned Frequencies : 151.685 MHz
Grant Date: 04/08/2004, Expiration Date: 04/08/2014, Certifier: Don Kesler
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTX824
Assigned Frequencies : 956.256 MHz, 956.256 MHz
Grant Date: 01/20/2000, Expiration Date: 01/30/2010
Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd. #1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
Oxbow, 26 Miles Nw Of, Type: Nntann, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WQCY470, Licensee ID: L00069492
Assigned Frequencies : 6004.50 MHz
Grant Date: 06/22/2005, Expiration Date: 06/22/2015, Certifier: Shaun M Skidmore
Registrant: Idaho Power Company
COUNCIL, Main & Mosher Streets, Overall height: 26.8 m, Call Sign: WJM29, Licensee ID: L00004761
Assigned Frequencies : 11405.0 MHz, 11485.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
Registrant: Council Telephone Company, 100 Superior St, Cambridge, ID 83610

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

Council Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: KRJ2, Licensee ID: L00286112
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2000, Expiration Date: 11/20/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/21/2006
Registrant: City Of Council, 100 S Galena, Council, ID 83612

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Council)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Council)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

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