Wallace, Idaho

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Population in July 2008: 861. Population change since 2000: -10.3%

Males: 428	(49.8%)
Females: 433	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Zip codes: 83873.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,168 (it was $22,065 in 2000)

Wallace:	$29,168
Idaho:	$46,253

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,761

Wallace:	$19,761
Idaho:	$23,105

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,653 (it was $62,400 in 2000)

Wallace:	$115,653
Idaho:	$178,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $136,191; Detached houses: $116,463; Townhouses or other attached units: $116,035; In 2-unit structures: $93,997; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,100; Mobile homes: $45,000

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Races in Wallace:

White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
American Indian (3.8%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Wallace: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.5%), Irish (16.6%), United States (11.8%), English (10.0%), Norwegian (6.9%), Italian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1884

Elevation: 2744 feet

Land area: 0.87 square miles.

Population density: 991 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wallace

High school or higher: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 11.5%
Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wallace city

Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 47.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 19.3%

28 residents are foreign born (1.4% North America, 0.9% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

This city:	2.9%
Idaho:	5.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Wallace, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wallace to the number of sex offenders is 431 to 1.

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

Wallace:	1.4% ($894)
Idaho:	1.0% ($1,007)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (70.7 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (291.5 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (934.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Osburn, ID (2.1 miles ), Mullan, ID (2.4 miles ), Wardner, ID (3.2 miles ), Kellogg, ID (3.2 miles ), Smelterville, ID (3.6 miles ), Pinehurst, ID (3.9 miles ), Murray, ID (4.4 miles ), Avery-Clarkia, ID (4.9 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: 1 building, cost: $108,500
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.47 N, Longitude: 115.92 W

Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Silver Capital of the World

Area code: 208

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Population change in the 1990s: -187 (-16.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (18%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Public administration (11%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (18%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Gasoline stations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Top executives (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Wallace-area historical earthquake activity is below Idaho state average. It is 19% greater 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 49.1 miles away from Wallace center
On 5/2/1995 at 19:31:02, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.5 ML, Depth: 5.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from the city 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 6.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/2006 at 17:24:32, a magnitude 4.3 (3.6 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.2 ML, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.5 miles away from Wallace 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 52.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1995 at 18:10:50, a magnitude 4.1 (3.7 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from Wallace center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Main business address for: INDEPENDENCE LEAD MINES CO (MISCELLANEOUS METAL ORES).

Hospitals/medical centers near Wallace:

SHOSHONE MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; KELLOGG, ID)
BENEWAH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SAINT MARIES, ID)
KOOTENAI MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Wallace, ID

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wallace:

NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 44 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 57 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)

Public high school in Wallace:

Wallace Junior/Senior High School (Students: 249; Location: NUMBER 1 MINERS' ALLEY; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

See full list of schools located in Wallace

Library in Wallace:

WALLACE PUBLIC (Operating income: $27,312; Location: 415 RIVER ST; 12,804 books; 184 audio materials; 465 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Wallace Jr. Sr. High School is located at Number 1 Miners Alley Wallace, Id 83873 Silver Hills Elem is located in Osburn, Idaho 1246 Silver Valley Rd. Osburn, Id 83849 Sil

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Creeks: Canyon Creek (A), Ninemile Creek (B), Placer Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Oasis Bordello Museum (605 Cedar Street), Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum (219 6th Street), Wallace District Mining Museum (509 Bank Street), Sierra Silver Mine Tour Inc (Tours & Charters; 420 5th Street).

Hotels: Stardust Motel (410 Pine Street), Brooks Hotel - Lounge (500 Cedar Street), Ryan Hotel (608 Cedar Street), Molly B'Damm Motel (60330 Silver Valley Rd).

Court: Shoshone County - Court Records- Traffic Tickets- Magistrate Judge- Clerk of District C (Courthouse).

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

E SHOSHONE COUNTY WATER DIST WALLACE (Population served: 2340, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-31-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

E SHOSHONE COUNTY WATER DIST MULLAN (Population served: 821, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

UPRIVER STEAK HOUSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform

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

Past monitoring violations:

10 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

E SHOSHONE COUNTY WATER DIST BURKE (Population served: 45, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-31-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

PRICHARD TAVERN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

18 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	55.7%
Whole state:	71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	20.1%
Whole state:	11.8%

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

This city:	8.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wallace, ID

46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Wallace compared to Idaho state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Wallace (2009 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Wallace Branch at 419 Sixth Street, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
U.S. Bank National Association: Wallace Branch at 528 Cedar Street, branch established on 1937-12-13. 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
AmericanWest Bank: Wallace Financial Center at 806 Bank St., branch established on 2003-11-03. Info updated 2009-03-26: Bank assets: $1,904.2 mil, Deposits: $1,573.7 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Americanwest Bancorporation

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wallace, Idaho

Brooks Hotel, 500 Cedar St, Wallace, ID 83873, Phone: (208) 753-7061, Fax: (208) 556-1570
Best Western Wallace Inn, 100 Front St, Wallace, ID 83873, Phone: (208) 752-1252, Fax: (208) 753-0981
Stardust Motel, 410 Pne St, Wallace, ID 83873, Phone: (208) 752-1213

All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Wallace, Idaho

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Wallace mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Shoshone County Idaho:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (17%) Other fuel (3%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Wallace

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Pentecostal Church of God
Adherents	37.3%	14.3%	13.9%	8.5%	6.7%
Congregations	11.5%	11.5%	7.7%	3.8%	3.8%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	3.8%	3.5%	2.2%	2.2%	7.6%
Congregations	3.8%	11.5%	3.8%	3.8%	38.5%

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	$3,283	$39,396	1	$518
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$600
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$195
Streets and Highways	1	$2,708	$32,496	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		3	$1,007
Totals for Government	2	$5,991	$35,946	11	$2,320

8.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,743 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
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 Kootenai County, ID	2.70% ($32,889 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA	0.60% ($35,231)
from Elko County, NV	0.23% ($49,000)

7.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,609 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
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 Kootenai County, ID	2.98% ($31,598 average AGI)
to Spokane County, WA	0.56% ($32,125)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wallace:

KWAL (620 AM; 1 kW; WALLACE, ID; Owner: METALS BROADCASTING CO.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wallace:

KTWD (97.5 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
KHTQ (94.5 FM; HAYDEN, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE 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)
KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KLTC-FM (107.5 FM; SUPERIOR, MT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wallace:

K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))

Wallace fatal accident list:
Sep 23, 2007 09:10 AM, I-90, Lat: 47.474372, Lon: -115.906519, Vehicles: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 27, 1995 06:24 AM, 90, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 1, 1990 09:40 AM, Pine Stree, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 15, 1981 05:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 29, 1977 04:44 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 347 meters (1,138ft)
Total costs: $1,719,000
Total average daily traffic: 35,790
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,215

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1910-1919: 1
1920-1929: 0
1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 3
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 6
1990-1999: 5

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Wallace, ID

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Wallace, ID)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KD7EAA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/11/1999, Expiration Date: 02/11/2009
Registrant: John V Seliga, 111 Woodland Cir, Wallace, ID 83873-2429
Call Sign: N6CZA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00996660
Grant Date: 03/28/2005, Expiration Date: 10/25/2014, Certifier: Terri M Austin
Registrant: Terri M Austin, 21 Bank St, Wallace, ID 83873
Call Sign: W7RXK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/20/1995, Expiration Date: 07/20/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/21/2007
Registrant: James L Johnston, 305 3rd St, Wallace, ID 83873
Call Sign: WA7CAL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01026896
Grant Date: 06/07/2005, Expiration Date: 08/18/2015, Certifier: Wayne L Schoonmaker
Registrant: Wayne L Schoonmaker, Wallace, ID 83873
Call Sign: WD6EKD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00996659
Grant Date: 03/28/2005, Expiration Date: 09/29/2014, Certifier: Douglas R Austin
Registrant: Douglas R Austin, 21 Bank St, Wallace, ID 83873

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7029W , Serial Number: 28-686, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 09/18/1962
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 827, Wallace, ID 83873

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Hazardous Condition: 9
Service Call: 5

Incident types - Wallace

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Wallace, ID

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