Council, Idaho facts for kids
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Council, Idaho
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The old Adams County courthouse in Council, Idaho
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Location of Council in Adams County, Idaho.
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 Council, Idaho
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Adams |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2) |
| • Land | 1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,933 ft (894 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 839 |
| • Density | 847.39/sq mi (327.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
83612
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| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-18820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410248 |
Council is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Idaho, United States. The population was 839 at the 2010 census.
Contents
Major events
Porcupine Races
Council holds a "World Champion Porcupine Race" on July 4th (Independence Day (United States)). The racers are (mostly) local youth who capture wild porcupines, race them and then return them back to where they were captured.
Council Mountain Music Festival
Started in 2001, the Council Mountain Music Festival is held the third weekend in August at the Veterans Memorial Peace Park on HWY 95, just north of Council. The festival features Irish Music, Rock music, Blues, Bluegrass music, Country music, and Folk music. The weekend includes an open jam session, scramble bands (all willing musicians put their names into a hat, and names are drawn to form “on the spot” bands who rehearse and perform three songs), food vendors, Lion’s Club breakfast, a community church service in the park on Sunday, and a community pig roast Sunday afternoon.
Geography and climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), of which, 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.
Council experiences the typical continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen Dsa) of northern Idaho, with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. It differs from cities like Moscow and Bonners Ferry in having substantially hotter summers, with average maxima as much as 7 °F or 4 °C higher and absolute maxima among the highest in the northwestern United States. The average annual precipitation for Council is 24 inches, and the average annual snowfall is around 47 inches.
| Climate data for Council, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
62 (17) |
77 (25) |
90 (32) |
98 (37) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
102 (39) |
91 (33) |
73 (23) |
61 (16) |
110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 44.6 (7.0) |
51.4 (10.8) |
64.7 (18.2) |
75.5 (24.2) |
87.0 (30.6) |
93.7 (34.3) |
102.3 (39.1) |
101.0 (38.3) |
93.5 (34.2) |
80.7 (27.1) |
60.8 (16.0) |
47.9 (8.8) |
103.2 (39.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.4 (0.8) |
39.8 (4.3) |
51.7 (10.9) |
61.3 (16.3) |
71.8 (22.1) |
79.9 (26.6) |
91.9 (33.3) |
91.0 (32.8) |
80.1 (26.7) |
64.3 (17.9) |
47.0 (8.3) |
35.9 (2.2) |
62.3 (16.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.7 (−3.5) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
40.5 (4.7) |
47.9 (8.8) |
57.1 (13.9) |
64.4 (18.0) |
74.6 (23.7) |
73.0 (22.8) |
62.8 (17.1) |
49.6 (9.8) |
36.7 (2.6) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
49.2 (9.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.0 (−7.8) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
34.6 (1.4) |
42.3 (5.7) |
48.8 (9.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
55.0 (12.8) |
45.4 (7.4) |
34.9 (1.6) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
36.1 (2.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −2.7 (−19.3) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
35.2 (1.8) |
45.2 (7.3) |
42.3 (5.7) |
32.8 (0.4) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
9.8 (−12.3) |
0.6 (−17.4) |
−6.4 (−21.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−27 (−33) |
−12 (−24) |
8 (−13) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
29 (−2) |
33 (1) |
20 (−7) |
8 (−13) |
−20 (−29) |
−25 (−32) |
−27 (−33) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.67 (68) |
2.02 (51) |
2.61 (66) |
2.12 (54) |
2.37 (60) |
1.59 (40) |
0.44 (11) |
0.44 (11) |
0.95 (24) |
1.61 (41) |
2.61 (66) |
2.98 (76) |
22.40 (569) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 312 | — | |
| 1920 | 388 | 24.4% | |
| 1930 | 355 | −8.5% | |
| 1940 | 692 | 94.9% | |
| 1950 | 748 | 8.1% | |
| 1960 | 827 | 10.6% | |
| 1970 | 899 | 8.7% | |
| 1980 | 917 | 2.0% | |
| 1990 | 831 | −9.4% | |
| 2000 | 816 | −1.8% | |
| 2010 | 839 | 2.8% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 894 | 6.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 839 people, 360 households, and 224 families residing in the city. The population density was 839.0 inhabitants per square mile (323.9/km2). There were 476 housing units at an average density of 476.0 per square mile (183.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.
There were 360 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.87.
The median age in the city was 44.4 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
Notable people
- Larry Craig, former Idaho Senator, was born here.
- Harriet Miller, politician, former mayor of Santa Barbara, California. Born in Council, Idaho.
- Matt Paradis, professional football player for the Carolina Panthers
- James Rainwater, physicist, Nobel laureate
Transportation
The city is served by U.S. Route 95, connecting it to New Meadows to the north and Cambridge and Weiser to the south. The city is also served by a local small-craft airport owned by the city, and the Weiser River Trail, an 84 mile long Rail Trail, that runs from Weiser, Idaho, through town, to its end, near the town of New Meadows, Idaho.
See also
In Spanish: Council (Idaho) para niños
