Sweet, Idaho

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Population in July 2007: 1,130.

Males: 604	(53.5%)
Females: 526	(46.5%)

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip code: 83670

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,267 (it was $31,974 in 2000)

Sweet:	$42,267
Idaho:	$46,253

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,104

Sweet:	$19,104
Idaho:	$23,105

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $269,300 (it was $145,300 in 2000)

Sweet:	$269,300
Idaho:	$178,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $340,494; Detached houses: $306,093; Mobile homes: $268,841

Sweet, ID residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Sweet:

White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
Hispanic (3.9%)
Other race (2.7%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Sweet: 94.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2560 feet

Land area: 453.6 square miles.

Population density: 2.5 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Sweet

High school or higher: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 13.4%
Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sweet CCD

Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 65.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 11.0%

21 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America).

This place:	2.0%
Idaho:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Sweet, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sweet to the number of sex offenders is 1130 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Sweet:	0.6% ($803)
Idaho:	1.0% ($1,007)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boise, ID (37.2 miles , pop. 185,787).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (321.7 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (704.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Crouch, ID (4.1 miles) , Horseshoe Bend, ID (4.1 miles ), Emmett Bench, ID (4.6 miles ), Emmett, ID (4.6 miles ), Emmett Valley, ID (4.7 miles ), Placerville, ID (4.8 miles) , New Plymouth, ID (5.3 miles ), Cascade, ID (5.3 miles ).

Latitude: 44.15 N, Longitude: 116.31 W

Area code: 208

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Construction (21%)
Public administration (8%)
Food (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Construction (5%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Air transportation workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Sweet-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Idaho state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/28/1995 at 06:26:21, a magnitude 4.7 (4.3 MB, 4.6 ML, 4.7 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.2 miles away from Sweet center
On 11/10/1993 at 14:54:24, a magnitude 4.6 (3.6 MB, 4.3 ML, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/17/1992 at 16:52:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/11/1995 at 12:20:55, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Sweet center
On 11/30/2002 at 09:29:25, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.0 miles away from the city center
On 2/18/1993 at 16:19:51, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from Sweet center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Sweet:

WALTER KNOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; EMMETT, ID)
WEISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; WEISER, ID)
HOLY ROSARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; ONTARIO, OR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweet:

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 146 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 154 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 159 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 187 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 198 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)

Public elementary/middle school in Sweet:

Sweet-Montour Elem-Jr High School (Students: 68; Location: 660 SWEET-OLA HIGHWAY; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

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Notable locations in Sweet: Antelope Campground (A), Hollywood Point Campground (B), Van Duesan Ranch (C), Butte Ranch (D), Sage Hen Dam Recreation Site (E), Eastside Campground (F), Sage Hen Campground (G), Third Fork Project Camp (H), Third Fork Guard Station (I), Indian Jakes (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Sweet Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Beech Lake (A), Gabes Bathtub (B), Black Canyon Reservoir (C), Sage Hen Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Anderson Creek (A), Antelope Creek (B), Sucker Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Bent Creek (E), Timber Creek (F), Timber Flat Creek (G), Bristol Creek (H), Brush Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

SWEET SERVICE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-08-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-08-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (2 times from AUG-16-2001 to AUG-08-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (AUG-08-2003)

14 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	61.5%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.0%
Whole state:	11.8%

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

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sweet, ID

11 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children

Sweet compared to Idaho state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Gem County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (43%) Wood (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Other fuel (4%)

Religion statistics for Sweet

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents	46.1%	10.7%	5.7%	5.7%	4.8%
Congregations	26.1%	4.3%	4.3%	4.3%	4.3%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	4.2%	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	12.4%
Congregations	4.3%	4.3%	8.7%	4.3%	34.8%

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.

9.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.47%
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	2.46% ($45,396 average AGI)
from Canyon County, ID	1.10% ($39,417)
from Payette County, ID	0.33% ($33,222)

8.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,742 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.75%
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	3.37% ($28,181 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	1.55% ($26,202)
to Payette County, ID	0.54% ($33,207)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sweet:

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)
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)
KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)
KKIC (950 AM; 4 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC)
KTIK (1350 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KIOV (1450 AM; 1 kW; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: ASSOCIATES COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO,)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sweet:

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)
KSAS-FM (103.3 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLTB (104.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDZY (98.3 FM; MCCALL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
KQXR (100.3 FM; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KSRV-FM (96.1 FM; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Sweet:

KTRV (Channel 12; NAMPA, ID; Owner: IDAHO INDEPENDENT TELEVISION, INC.)
K30GS (Channel 30; BOISE, ID; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

SQUAW BUTTE, 5.2 Mi W Of, Overall height: 17.7 m, Call Sign: KGG29
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.90 MHz, 6093.50 MHz, 6034.20 MHz, 6093.50 MHz
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
Registrant: Phone: (303) 707-8712

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KD5ECV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00266549
Grant Date: 02/04/1999, Expiration Date: 05/04/2008, Cancelation Date: 07/06/2000
Registrant: Lee M Campbell, Sweet, ID 83670
Call Sign: KE7CJE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00947499
Grant Date: 12/02/2004, Expiration Date: 12/02/2014, Certifier: Blake F Probst
Registrant: Blake F Probst, 9505 Ola Rd, Sweet, ID 83670

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Good Intent Call: 3

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