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Priest River, Idaho
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Location of Priest River in Bonner County, Idaho.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bonner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.70 sq mi (9.58 km2) |
| • Land | 3.55 sq mi (9.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,139 ft (652 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 1,751 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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1,893 |
| • Density | 532.64/sq mi (205.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
83856
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| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-65530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0397069 |
Priest River is a city in Bonner County, Idaho. The population was 1,696 at the 2020 census, and 1,751 at the 2010 census. Located in the Idaho Panhandle region of the state, the city is at the mouth of the Priest River on the Pend Oreille River.
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Geography
Priest River is located at 48°11′0″N 116°54′34″W / 48.18333°N 116.90944°W (48.183388, -116.909555), at an elevation of 2,139 feet (652 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.84 square miles (9.95 km2), of which, 3.69 square miles (9.56 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) is water.
Priest River is located on the west bank of the Priest River, which drains Priest Lake 68 miles to the north, where the Priest River joins the much larger Pend Oreille River on its north bank. U.S. Route 2 passes through the town from Sandpoint on the east to Newport and the state of Washington on the west.
It is 7 miles (11 km) east of the border with Washington at Newport, and less than 60 miles (100 km) south (as the crow flies) of British Columbia, Canada.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Priest River has a warm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Priest River was 108 °F (42.2 °C) on June 29, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −36 °F (−37.8 °C) on December 30, 1968.
| Climate data for Priest River, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1898–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 52 (11) |
57 (14) |
73 (23) |
88 (31) |
97 (36) |
108 (42) |
105 (41) |
105 (41) |
97 (36) |
83 (28) |
64 (18) |
57 (14) |
108 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 43.2 (6.2) |
47.0 (8.3) |
60.3 (15.7) |
74.0 (23.3) |
84.0 (28.9) |
88.7 (31.5) |
94.8 (34.9) |
95.0 (35.0) |
86.4 (30.2) |
70.7 (21.5) |
51.6 (10.9) |
42.6 (5.9) |
96.6 (35.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.8 (−0.1) |
36.8 (2.7) |
46.1 (7.8) |
56.7 (13.7) |
67.9 (19.9) |
73.5 (23.1) |
83.2 (28.4) |
82.9 (28.3) |
71.9 (22.2) |
54.0 (12.2) |
38.4 (3.6) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
56.2 (13.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.9 (−2.8) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
36.3 (2.4) |
44.0 (6.7) |
53.3 (11.8) |
58.9 (14.9) |
65.4 (18.6) |
64.3 (17.9) |
55.5 (13.1) |
43.1 (6.2) |
32.7 (0.4) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
44.7 (7.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 22.1 (−5.5) |
22.0 (−5.6) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
38.8 (3.8) |
44.2 (6.8) |
47.6 (8.7) |
45.8 (7.7) |
39.0 (3.9) |
32.0 (0.0) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
33.2 (0.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.2 (−17.9) |
2.7 (−16.3) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
33.5 (0.8) |
37.5 (3.1) |
35.1 (1.7) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
2.8 (−16.2) |
−8.0 (−22.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) |
−35 (−37) |
−18 (−28) |
−1 (−18) |
18 (−8) |
24 (−4) |
29 (−2) |
26 (−3) |
16 (−9) |
−5 (−21) |
−12 (−24) |
−36 (−38) |
−36 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.95 (100) |
2.59 (66) |
3.40 (86) |
2.50 (64) |
2.76 (70) |
2.61 (66) |
0.97 (25) |
0.87 (22) |
1.30 (33) |
2.89 (73) |
4.19 (106) |
4.53 (115) |
32.56 (826) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 21.8 (55) |
11.3 (29) |
5.4 (14) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
9.2 (23) |
25.7 (65) |
73.9 (187.27) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 22.1 (56) |
21.1 (54) |
17.5 (44) |
2.7 (6.9) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
6.1 (15) |
16.0 (41) |
22.1 (56) |
25.3 (64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 16.4 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 141.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 10.6 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 37.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Highways
- US 2 - to Sandpoint (northeast) and Spokane, Washington (southwest)
- SH-57 - to Priest Lake (north)
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 248 | — | |
| 1920 | 545 | 119.8% | |
| 1930 | 949 | 74.1% | |
| 1940 | 1,056 | 11.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,592 | 50.8% | |
| 1960 | 1,749 | 9.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,493 | −14.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,639 | 9.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,560 | −4.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,754 | 12.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,751 | −0.2% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,893 | 8.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,751 people, 713 households, and 474 families living in the city. The population density was 474.5 inhabitants per square mile (183.2/km2). There were 798 housing units at an average density of 216.3 per square mile (83.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White, 0.1% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 713 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the city was 38.1 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
