Stites, Idaho facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stites, Idaho
City
Location of Stites in Idaho County, Idaho.
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Idaho
Area
• Total	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
• Land	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	1,316 ft (401 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	221
• Density	2,494.62/sq mi (959.98/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83552
Area code(s)	208
FIPS code	16-77500
GNIS feature ID	2411985

Stites is a small city in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is located in a beautiful canyon along the South Fork of the Clearwater River. Stites is about four miles (6 km) south of a town called Kooskia, right on State Highway 13. In 2010, about 221 people lived there.

Stites' Story: A Look Back in Time

Stage coach in Stites, Jan. 1909

Stites was named after Jacob Stites, who came from New Jersey. He was the first person to claim land here in 1897 under the Homestead Act. This act allowed people to get land from the government if they lived on it and farmed it. Jacob Stites sold his land two years later, but he got to choose the city's name. That's how Stites got its name!

In 1900, Stites became the end point for a special train line called the Northern Pacific Railroad. This line later became part of the Camas Prairie Railroad. The train tracks went from Lewiston up the Clearwater River to Kooskia, and then turned south to Stites. These old train tracks were removed in the 1980s. Stites officially became a city in early 1905.

A highway bridge that crossed the Salmon River near Riggins was built in 1911. In 1936, a new bridge was built there, and the old one was moved about 50 miles (80 km) north to Stites.

Where is Stites?

Clearwater River drainage in north central Idaho

Stites is a very small city in terms of its size. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers a total area of about 0.10 square miles (0.26 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers), is land. A small part, about 0.01 square miles (0.02 square kilometers), is water.

Who Lives in Stites?

The table above shows how the number of people living in Stites has changed over many years, based on the U.S. Census.

Stites' Population in 2010

In 2010, the census counted 221 people living in Stites. These people lived in 103 different homes, and 57 of these were families. The city had about 2,455 people per square mile (959.98 people per square kilometer). There were 116 housing units, which means places where people could live.

Most of the people in Stites were White (95.0%). A smaller number were African American (1.4%) or Native American (1.8%). About 1.8% of the people were from two or more different backgrounds. About 3.2% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.

• Out of the 103 homes, about 22.3% had children under 18 living there.
• Almost 45% of the homes had married couples living together.
• About 7.8% had a female head of the house with no husband present.
• About 2.9% had a male head of the house with no wife present.
• About 44.7% of the homes were not families.
• About 34% of all homes had only one person living in them.
• About 16.5% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
• On average, there were about 2.15 people in each home and 2.79 people in each family.

The average age of people in Stites was 47.1 years old.

• About 20.4% of residents were under 18.
• About 8.5% were between 18 and 24.
• About 19.5% were between 25 and 44.
• About 32.5% were between 45 and 64.
• About 19% were 65 years old or older.
• The city had slightly more females (52.0%) than males (48.0%).

See also

In Spanish: Stites (Idaho) para niños