St. Maries, Idaho facts for kids
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St. Maries, Idaho
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The Benewah County Courthouse in St. Maries
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Location of St. Maries in Benewah County, Idaho.
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 St. Maries, Idaho
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Benewah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,192 ft (668 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 2,402 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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2,448 |
| • Density | 2,062.34/sq mi (796.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code |
83861
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| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-71470 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0398082 |
St. Maries (saynt marys) is a city in north central Idaho, the largest in rural Benewah County and its county seat. Its population was 2,402 at the 2010 census, down from 2,652 in 2000.
History
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The townsite was selected by Joseph Fisher, just southwest of the confluence of St. Maries River and St. Joe River, to provide a location for a sawmill, first built in 1889. The rivers and lake systems provided rapid transportation systems for floating logs to the mills and utilizing steamboats to transport finished products to market. From the city, the St. Joe River flows west, through several lakes and into the south end of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
The Pacific Extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) arrived in 1908. The city was established in 1913 when Benewah County was formed from southern Kootenai County. In 1915 St. Maries was named its county seat.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.10 square miles (2.85 km2), all of it land. The St. Maries River to the east and the St. Joe River to the north frame the city.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, St. Maries has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb).
| Climate data for St. Maries, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–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) |
67 (19) |
79 (26) |
95 (35) |
95 (35) |
108 (42) |
106 (41) |
110 (43) |
104 (40) |
96 (36) |
73 (23) |
64 (18) |
110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.2 (9.6) |
53.7 (12.1) |
65.2 (18.4) |
76.3 (24.6) |
84.7 (29.3) |
89.9 (32.2) |
96.3 (35.7) |
95.7 (35.4) |
88.8 (31.6) |
75.1 (23.9) |
57.9 (14.4) |
47.8 (8.8) |
98.3 (36.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.7 (2.6) |
41.5 (5.3) |
49.6 (9.8) |
58.0 (14.4) |
67.8 (19.9) |
73.7 (23.2) |
84.3 (29.1) |
84.5 (29.2) |
74.5 (23.6) |
58.7 (14.8) |
43.7 (6.5) |
35.8 (2.1) |
59.1 (15.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.4 (−0.9) |
33.4 (0.8) |
39.5 (4.2) |
46.5 (8.1) |
54.9 (12.7) |
60.8 (16.0) |
68.2 (20.1) |
67.8 (19.9) |
59.1 (15.1) |
47.2 (8.4) |
36.6 (2.6) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
47.9 (8.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 24.2 (−4.3) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
34.9 (1.6) |
42.0 (5.6) |
47.8 (8.8) |
52.1 (11.2) |
51.0 (10.6) |
43.7 (6.5) |
35.6 (2.0) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
36.7 (2.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 6.1 (−14.4) |
10.0 (−12.2) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
38.4 (3.6) |
42.8 (6.0) |
41.4 (5.2) |
33.0 (0.6) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
−0.3 (−17.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−23 (−31) |
−10 (−23) |
8 (−13) |
20 (−7) |
26 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
29 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
9 (−13) |
−6 (−21) |
−29 (−34) |
−29 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.41 (112) |
2.99 (76) |
3.28 (83) |
2.30 (58) |
2.43 (62) |
2.12 (54) |
0.79 (20) |
0.74 (19) |
1.04 (26) |
2.42 (61) |
4.15 (105) |
4.44 (113) |
31.11 (789) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 16.3 (41) |
8.6 (22) |
5.2 (13) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
6.6 (17) |
18.3 (46) |
56.0 (142) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 16.1 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 11.2 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 136.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 8.9 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 31.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 869 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,962 | 125.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,996 | 1.7% | |
| 1940 | 2,234 | 11.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,220 | −0.6% | |
| 1960 | 2,435 | 9.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,571 | 5.6% | |
| 1980 | 2,794 | 8.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,442 | −12.6% | |
| 2000 | 2,652 | 8.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,402 | −9.4% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 2,448 | 1.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,402 people, 999 households, and 641 families living in the city. The population density was 2,183.6 inhabitants per square mile (843.1/km2). There were 1,092 housing units at an average density of 992.7 units per square mile (383.3 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 0.3% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 999 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.
The median age in the city was 40.9 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
Education
The public schools are operated by St. Maries Joint School District #41.
| Name | Type | Grades |
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| St. Maries High School | High | 9–12 |
| St. Maries Middle School | Middle | 6–8 |
| Heyburn Elementary | Elementary | K–5 |
The high school's mascot is a lumberjack and the school colors are forest green and old gold; the same are used for the middle and elementary school. The lumberjack statue at the elementary school on Main Street was originally a Texaco "Big Friend," a Muffler Man from the mid-1960s.
Notable people
- Tom Mueller, rocket engineer and founding employee of SpaceX
- C. A. Robins, physician and 22nd Governor of Idaho (1947–1951)
- Pappy Boyington, USMC, World War II fighter ace, Medal of Honor recipient; resident until age 12
- Vernon Baker, first living black Medal of Honor recipient
- Georgia Coleman, diver, won four medals at 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics, born in St. Maries
- Jeff Choate, college football head coach at Montana State University
See also
In Spanish: St. Maries (Idaho) para niños
