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Hamer, Idaho
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Location of Hamer in Jefferson County, Idaho.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,803 ft (1,464 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 48 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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104 |
| • Density | 544.50/sq mi (210.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
83425
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| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-34570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0399904 |
Hamer is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Idaho Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 83 at the 2020 census.
The city was named after Thomas Ray Hamer (1864–1950), a United States Representative from Idaho.
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Geography
Hamer is located at 43°55′2″N 112°11′53″W / 43.91722°N 112.19806°W (43.917085, -112.198009).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2), all of it land.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hamer has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Hamer was 105 °F (40.6 °C) on July 20, 1960 and August 12, 1990, while the coldest temperature recorded was −48 °F (−44.4 °C) on January 1, 1979.
| Climate data for Hamer, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
58 (14) |
74 (23) |
86 (30) |
93 (34) |
102 (39) |
105 (41) |
105 (41) |
99 (37) |
88 (31) |
70 (21) |
60 (16) |
105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 40.9 (4.9) |
46.3 (7.9) |
63.3 (17.4) |
76.0 (24.4) |
84.3 (29.1) |
90.7 (32.6) |
96.3 (35.7) |
95.5 (35.3) |
89.5 (31.9) |
77.5 (25.3) |
59.5 (15.3) |
44.4 (6.9) |
97.2 (36.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.2 (−1.6) |
35.5 (1.9) |
48.9 (9.4) |
60.4 (15.8) |
70.0 (21.1) |
78.9 (26.1) |
88.7 (31.5) |
87.4 (30.8) |
77.5 (25.3) |
61.6 (16.4) |
43.8 (6.6) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
59.3 (15.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.1 (−7.7) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
35.3 (1.8) |
44.7 (7.1) |
53.6 (12.0) |
61.4 (16.3) |
68.9 (20.5) |
67.3 (19.6) |
58.2 (14.6) |
45.0 (7.2) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
43.8 (6.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.9 (−13.9) |
11.3 (−11.5) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
37.2 (2.9) |
43.9 (6.6) |
49.2 (9.6) |
47.1 (8.4) |
38.9 (3.8) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
9.2 (−12.7) |
28.3 (−2.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −17.9 (−27.7) |
−11.6 (−24.2) |
3.3 (−15.9) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
38.5 (3.6) |
35.8 (2.1) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
11.6 (−11.3) |
−2.5 (−19.2) |
−15.1 (−26.2) |
−23.0 (−30.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −48 (−44) |
−46 (−43) |
−27 (−33) |
1 (−17) |
14 (−10) |
25 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
8 (−13) |
−8 (−22) |
−38 (−39) |
−40 (−40) |
−48 (−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.72 (18) |
0.44 (11) |
0.50 (13) |
0.94 (24) |
1.47 (37) |
1.11 (28) |
0.52 (13) |
0.51 (13) |
0.63 (16) |
0.73 (19) |
0.56 (14) |
0.80 (20) |
8.93 (226) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.8 (15) |
3.5 (8.9) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.7 (4.3) |
6.8 (17) |
20.4 (51.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 61.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 16.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 144 | — | |
| 1970 | 81 | −43.7% | |
| 1980 | 93 | 14.8% | |
| 1990 | 79 | −15.1% | |
| 2000 | 12 | −84.8% | |
| 2010 | 48 | 300.0% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 104 | 116.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 48 people, 13 households, and 10 families living in the city. The population density was 252.6 inhabitants per square mile (97.5/km2). There were 16 housing units at an average density of 84.2 per square mile (32.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 72.9% White, 6.3% Asian, and 20.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population.
There were 13 households, of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 4.50.
The median age in the city was 22 years. 47.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 18.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.
See also
In Spanish: Hamer (Idaho) para niños
