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Kooskia, ID map Population (year 2000): 675. Estimated population in July 2006: 670 (-0.7% change)
 

Males: 340  (50.4%)
Females: 335  (49.6%)

Idaho County

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83539.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,900 (it was $20,491 in 2000)
Kooskia  $20,900
Idaho:  $41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $91,900 (it was $67,300 in 2000)
Kooskia  $91,900
Idaho:  $134,900

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Races in Kooskia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.6%)

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Ancestries: German (21.3%), English (20.1%), United States (14.8%), Irish (14.5%), French (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1257 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 1025 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kooskia

  • High school or higher: 69.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 18.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kooskia city

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 49.4%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

14 residents are foreign born (0.7% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

This city:  2.1%
Idaho:  5.0%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Kooskia, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kooskia to the number of sex offenders is 74 to 1.

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

Kooskia:  0.6% ($429)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (144.1 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (437.1 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (849.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Stites, ID (3.5 miles ), Kamiah, ID (6.7 miles ), Nez Perce, ID (8.0 miles ), Weippe, ID (16.6 miles ), Grangeville, ID (17.8 miles ), Nezperce, ID (19.0 miles ), Cottonwood, ID (26.2 miles ), Pierce, ID (27.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 46.14 N, Longitude: 115.98 W


20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Area code: 208

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Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-6.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Woodworkers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kooskia:
  • SYRINGA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GRANGEVILLE, ID)
  • CLEARWATER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; OROFINO, ID)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; COTTONWOOD, ID)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kooskia:
  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 73 miles; LEWISTON, ID; ID: LWS)
  • PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 88 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; ID: PUW)
  • COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERM (about 126 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; ID: COE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kooskia:
  • KOOSKIA MUNI (about 2 miles; KOOSKIA, ID; ID: S82)
  • KAMIAH MUNI (about 6 miles; KAMIAH, ID; ID: S73)
  • IDAHO COUNTY (about 18 miles; GRANGEVILLE, ID; ID: S80)

Amtrak station near Kooskia:
  • 19 miles: GRANGEVILLE (U.S. HWY 95) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kooskia:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 69 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 123 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 143 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
Public elementary/middle schools in Kooskia:
  • CLEARWATER VALLEY JR-SR HIGH (Students: 235; Location: HIGHWAY 13; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • CLEARWATER VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 207; Location: 306 EAST PINE STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
  • POWELL ELEMENTARY-JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Location: POWELL RANGER STATION; Grades: N - N )

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Tourist attraction: Nygaard Sherry Cool Water Ranch (Tours & Charters; Hc 75 Box 98).

Hotels: Wilderness Inn Motel (Highway 12), MT Stuart Inn (06 South Main), Mount Stuart Inn (106 S Main Street).

 

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

THREE RIVERS RESORT (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
WILDERNESS INN (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
RIVER JUNCTION RV PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kooskia that have no violations reported:
  • KOOSKIA WATER DEPT (Population served: 692, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.7%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  25.6%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Kooskia compared to Idaho state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age 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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Banks with branches in Kooskia (2007 data):
  • Sterling Savings Bank: 001 Main Street Branch at 001 Main Street, branch established on 1998-06-15. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation



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8.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.32%
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  0.78% ($27,158 average AGI)
from Ada County, ID  0.45% ($24,864)
from Lewis County, ID  0.37% ($38,889)


7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.88%
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  1.74% ($28,667 average AGI)
to Ada County, ID  0.54% ($34,077)
to Latah County, ID  0.46% ($23,591)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kooskia:
  • KLER (1300 AM; 5 kW; OROFINO, ID; Owner: CENTRAL IDAHO BROADCASTING)
  • KORT (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRANGEVILLE, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KRLC (1350 AM; 5 kW; CLARKSTON LEWISTON,, WA; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kooskia:
  • K274AS (102.7 FM; KAMIAH, ETC., ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KORT-FM (92.7 FM; GRANGEVILLE, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • K215AB (90.9 FM; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: ALACCA BIBLE CONFERENCE)
  • KNWO (90.1 FM; COTTONWOOD, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K213BN (90.5 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: ALACCA BIBLE CONFERENCE, INC.)
  • K272DO (102.3 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KLER-FM (95.3 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: CENTRAL IDAHO BROADCASTING)
  • K221BA (92.1 FM; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kooskia:
  • K05GQ (Channel 5; KOOSKIA & STITES, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
  • K07EW (Channel 7; STITES, ID; Owner: STITES COMMUNITY TV)
  • K09IC (Channel 9; STITES, ID; Owner: STITES COMMUNITY TV)
  • K11ID (Channel 11; STITES, ID; Owner: STITES COMMUNITY TV)
  • K09AL (Channel 9; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: KAMIAH VALLEY TV, INC.)
  • K11KO (Channel 11; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: KAMIAH VALLEY TV, INC.)
  • K13AP (Channel 13; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: KAMIAH VALLEY TV, INC.)

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