Elk River, Idaho

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Population in July 2008: 136. Population change since 2000: -12.8%

Males: 73	(53.8%)
Females: 63	(46.2%)

Median resident age:	53.1 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip code: 83827

Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,513 (it was $30,000 in 2000)

Elk River:	$41,513
Idaho:	$47,576

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,966

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $115,630 (it was $60,000 in 2000)

Elk River:	$115,630
Idaho:	$183,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $116,460; Detached houses: $119,252; Townhouses or other attached units: $109,259; Mobile homes: $42,000

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Races in Elk River:

White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
Two or more races (3.8%)
American Indian (3.2%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Filipino (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Elk River: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (24.4%), German (23.7%), Irish (9.6%), United States (9.0%), Swedish (6.4%), Norwegian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2860 feet

Land area: 0.14 square miles.

Population density: 973 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elk River

High school or higher: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 12.3%
Mean travel time to work: 47.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elk River city

Never married: 4.8%
Now married: 72.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.1%
Divorced: 11.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
Idaho:	5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

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

Elk River:	1.2% ($747)
Idaho:	1.0% ($1,007)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (84.5 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (287.1 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (885.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Bovill, ID (3.4 miles ), Deary, ID (4.2 miles ), Nez Perce, ID (4.6 miles ), Orofino, ID (4.6 miles ), Leland, ID (4.7 miles ), Peck, ID (4.9 miles) , Pierce-Headquarters, ID (5.0 miles ), Kendrick, ID (5.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $17,400
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $49,200
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $69,500
2008: 1 building, cost: $40,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 46.78 N, Longitude: 116.18 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 208

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+4.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (43%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Data processing and other information services (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Public administration (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
U. S. Postal service (10%)
Data processing and other information services (10%)
Health care (10%)
Personal and laundry services (10%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (23%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Electricians (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)

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Average climate in Elk River, Idaho

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Elk River-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Idaho state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/22/1998 at 01:17:47, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, 4.6 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from Elk River center
On 8/17/1994 at 06:56:49, a magnitude 4.1 (3.6 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1998 at 07:35:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, 3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2001 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from Elk River center
On 11/8/1997 at 09:15:06, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/20/1998 at 16:33:06, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, 3.7 MD, Depth: 4.5 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from Elk River center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Elk River:

CLEARWATER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OROFINO, ID)
GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; MOSCOW, ID)
BENEWAH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; SAINT MARIES, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Elk River, ID

Airports located in Elk River:

Elk River Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 700, Local Ops: 100)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk River:

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 25 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 72 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)

Library in Elk River:

ELK RIVER DISTRICT (Operating income: $53,348; Location: 203 MAIN ST; 11,023 books; 210 audio materials; 930 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Shattuck Creek Ranch & Outfitters (Tours & Charters; Po Box 134).

Hotels: Elk River Lodge & General Store (201 Main Street), Elk River Inn (101 Main St.).

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

ELK RIVER CITY OF (Population served: 165, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.3%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	14.1%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk River, ID

Elk River compared to Idaho state average:

Unemployed percentage above 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.
Length of stay since moving in 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Elk River mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clearwater County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Wood (47%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Electricity (11%) Other fuel (3%)

Religion statistics for Elk River

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.87%

Here		34.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	The Wesleyan Church	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	19.8%	17.5%	15.1%	13.6%	9.7%
Congregations	13.0%	4.3%	8.7%	8.7%	8.7%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Pentecostal Church of God	Other
Adherents	7.1%	5.9%	2.6%	2.2%	6.6%
Congregations	8.7%	8.7%	4.3%	4.3%	30.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Financial Administration	1	$2,268	$27,216	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$300
Streets and Highways	1	$2,956	$35,472	1	$21
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$131
Totals for Government	2	$5,224	$31,344	7	$452

Elk River government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $24,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $317,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $76,000
Financial Administration: $50,000

Solid Waste Management: $9,000

Police Protection: $6,000

Sewerage: $4,000

General - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $317,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $220,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $82,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $82,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $220,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $228,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $200,000
Highways: $6,000
Tax - Property: $38,000
Total General Sales: $5,000

Other Selective Sales: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $47,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

8.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,255 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.29%
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 Nez Perce County, ID	1.50% ($27,932 average AGI)
from Idaho County, ID	0.58% ($22,471)
from Ada County, ID	0.55% ($47,750)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,559 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
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 Nez Perce County, ID	2.10% ($33,066 average AGI)
to Latah County, ID	0.48% ($21,143)
to Ada County, ID	0.45% ($17,308)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elk River:

KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KLER (1300 AM; 5 kW; OROFINO, ID; Owner: CENTRAL IDAHO BROADCASTING)
KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
KRLC (1350 AM; 5 kW; CLARKSTON LEWISTON,, WA; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)
KWSU (1250 AM; 5 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elk River:

K213BN (90.5 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: ALACCA BIBLE CONFERENCE, INC.)
KHTR (104.3 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
K272DO (102.3 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
KLER-FM (95.3 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: CENTRAL IDAHO BROADCASTING)
KNWO (90.1 FM; COTTONWOOD, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
KTWD (97.5 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KORT-FM (92.7 FM; GRANGEVILLE, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KZZL-FM (99.5 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
KZFN (106.1 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: KRPL, INC.)
KMOK (106.9 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)
KRFA-FM (91.7 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
KCLK-FM (94.1 FM; CLARKSTON, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KVTY (105.1 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: IDAVEND CO. INC.)

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Elk River, ID)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Elk Butte 7 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WNTW661
Assigned Frequencies : 953.550 MHz
Grant Date: 12/17/1999, Expiration Date: 01/31/2010
Registrant: Phone: (214) 612-1373

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N7MJV, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/07/1989, Expiration Date: 03/07/1999, Cancelation Date: 03/08/2001
Registrant: John N Morris, First And Mill St Box 166, Elk River, ID 83827

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