Everything about Valley County Idaho totally explained
Valley County is a
county located in the west central part of the
U.S. state of
Idaho. The county was established in 1917, named after the
Long Valley of the North Fork of the
Payette River, which extends nearly 30 miles from
Payette Lake at
McCall south to
Cascade. The valley was formerly a summer pasture for Boise Valley livestock. Since the construction of the
Cascade Dam in 1948, much of the valley has been covered by the Cascade Reservoir (Lake Cascade). As of the
2000 Census, the county had a population of 7,651 (2005 estimate: 8,332)
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). The
county seat is
Cascade.
Valley County is home to the
Idaho ground squirrel.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,734
square miles (9,670
km²), of which, 3,678 square miles (9,526 km²) of it's land and 56 square miles (145 km²) of it (1.50%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,651 people, 3,208 households, and 2,252 families residing in the county. The
population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 8,084 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.43%
White, 0.69%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 0.04%
Black or
African American, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 1.10% from
other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 19.1% were of
German, 16.4%
English, 11.3%
American and 10.1%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 3208 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were
married couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 4.40% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 32.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 105.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,927, and the median income for a family was $42,283. Males had a median income of $31,113 versus $21,777 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,246. About 6.20% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.10% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.
Rapid development fueled by the recent opening of
Tamarack Resort in 2004 has the town of
Donnelly poised to become a major destination for four-season recreation.
Cities and towns
Cascade
Donnelly
McCall
Unincorporated community
Yellow Pine
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