Shoshone County, Idaho

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Shoshone County, Idaho
Seal of Shoshone County, Idaho
Map
Map of Idaho highlighting Shoshone County
Location in the state of Idaho
Map of the U.S. highlighting Idaho
Idaho's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded February 4, 1864
Seat Wallace
Largest city Kellogg
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
2,636 sq mi sq mi (6,826 km² km²)
2,634 sq mi sq mi (6,822 km² km²)
2 sq mi sq mi (4 km2 (2 sq mi) km²), 0.06%
Population
 - (2005)
 - Density
13,157
2/sq mi (4/km²)
Time zone PST : /
Named for: Shoshone Indians

Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American tribe. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 13,771 (2007 estimate: 12,838) [1]. The county seat is Wallace[1]. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley due to its mining history. The Silver Valley is famous nationwide for the vast amounts of silver mined from it. Wallace is known as the Center of the Universe as a manhole cover now states the exact center of the Universe which is located in Wallace.

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[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,636 square miles (6,826 km²), of which, 2,634 square miles (6,822 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Bonner County
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Kootenai County and Benewah County North Mineral County, Montana and Sanders County, Montana
West   Shoshone County, Idaho    East
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Latah County Clearwater County

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[edit] History

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Hard rock miners in Shoshone County protested wage cuts with a strike in 1892. After several lost their lives in a shooting war provoked by discovery of a company spy, the U.S. army forced an end to the strike. Hostilities erupted once again in 1899 when, in response to the company firing seventeen men for joining the union, the miners dynamited the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill. Again, lives were lost, and the army intervened.

[edit] Law/Government and Politics

Shoshone County is a Republican-leaning county and has voted Republican for most of its history. The margin however has been decreasing in recent years. In 2004 George Bush defeated John Kerry by 11% or 54-43%. In 2008 John McCain defeated Barack Obama by 8% or 52-44%.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 13,771 people, 5,906 households, and 3,856 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 7,057 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.84% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 1.52% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. 1.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.1% were of German, 14.0% American, 11.3% English, 9.7% Irish and 5.9% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 5,906 households out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,535, and the median income for a family was $35,694. Males had a median income of $30,439 versus $18,831 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,934. About 12.40% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.80% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

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Municipalities and communities of
Shoshone County, Idaho
County seat: Wallace
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Coordinates: 47°21′N 115°53′W / 47.35°N 115.89°W / 47.35; -115.89


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