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Notable location: Shoshone County Fire District 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Canyon Creek (A), Placer Creek (B), Ninemile 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).
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Shoshone County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM10
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.7. This is worse than average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 0.0307. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.
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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 34.0%
(33.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 29.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.0 people | | Idaho: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 52.2% | | Whole state: | 67.1% |
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
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 (2011 data):
- AmericanWest Bank: Wallace Financial Center at 806 Bank St., branch established on 2003/11/03. Info updated 2011/12/12: Bank assets: $2,274.6 mil, Deposits: $1,889.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 76 total offices, Holding Company: Skbhc Holdings Llc
- U.S. Bank National Association: Wallace Branch at 528 Cedar Street, branch established on 1937/12/13. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Wallace Branch at 419 Sixth Street, branch established on 1892/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
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 (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Shoshone County Idaho:
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Religion statistics for Wallace (based on Shoshone County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.81%
| Here | | 33.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Pentecostal Church of God |
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| Adherents | 37.3% | 14.3% | 13.9% | 8.5% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 11.5% | 11.5% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.8% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 7.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 11.5% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 38.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Shoshone County: | 5.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Idaho: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Shoshone County: | 7.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 14 | Here: | 10.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.5% | | Idaho: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Shoshone County: | 29.3% | | Idaho: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.5% | | State: | 11.7% |
| 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:
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:
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 03:10 AM, I-90, Lat: 47.474372, Lon: -115.906519, Vehicles: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 27, 1995 10:24 PM, 90, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 1, 1990 00:40 AM, Pine Stree, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 15, 1981 02:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 29, 1977 11:44 PM, 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: 35,410
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,343
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: 6 - Call Sign: KD7EAA
Grant Date: 02/11/1999, Expiration Date: 02/11/2009
Registrant: John V Seliga, 111 Woodland Cir, Wallace, ID 83873-2429 - Call Sign: N6CZA, 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
Grant Date: 07/20/1995, Expiration Date: 07/20/2005, Cancellation Date: 07/21/2007
Registrant: James L Johnston, 305 3rd St, Wallace, ID 83873 - Call Sign: WA7CAL, 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, 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 - Call Sign: KF7BXR, Licensee ID: L01485082
Grant Date: 04/22/2009, Expiration Date: 04/22/2019, Certifier: Gregory L Bentley
Registrant: Gregory L Bentley, 222 Mine Ave, Wallace, ID 83873
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (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:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wallace, ID
| Most common first names in Wallace, ID among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 29 | 73.7 years |
| James | 27 | 66.4 years |
| William | 27 | 72.1 years |
| George | 18 | 74.4 years |
| Mary | 18 | 81.2 years |
| Charles | 18 | 72.6 years |
| Robert | 15 | 63.9 years |
| Edward | 11 | 72.8 years |
| Henry | 10 | 76.1 years |
| Florence | 10 | 80.3 years |
| Most common last names in Wallace, ID among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 19 | 68.8 years |
| Nelson | 8 | 77.0 years |
| Scott | 8 | 75.6 years |
| Caron | 7 | 77.7 years |
| Clark | 7 | 68.2 years |
| Thompson | 7 | 65.1 years |
| White | 6 | 73.2 years |
| Carlson | 6 | 70.0 years |
| Magnuson | 6 | 85.2 years |
| Bailey | 6 | 69.9 years |
Businesses in Wallace, ID
- #18 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest houses"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most bridges per 100,000 population"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations:"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest sunshine amount differences during a year"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fire safe hotels and motels per 100,000 population"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Data processing and other information services"
- #72 (83873) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Cypriot first ancestries"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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