Editing Latah County, Idaho (section)

==History==
===Settlement===
American settlement of the Palouse commenced in 1871. Development of population centers at Genesee and Moscow are the earliest followed by Juliaetta and Kendrick in the 1880s. The railroad's arrival in Moscow in 1885 led to its development as the primary population center of the county. The establishment of the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1889 also was significant in the city's continued growth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moscow History|url=https://www.ci.moscow.id.us/about-moscow/history|publisher=City of Moscow, Idaho|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Genesee Marks its 100th Birthday|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-5QrAAAAIBAJ&pg=6439%2C2508683|publisher=Moscow-Pullman Daily News|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  Settlement of Troy commenced in 1895 with Bovill being first settled by Lord Hugh Bovill in 1899.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bovill's history tied to English lord and his lady|url=http://dnews.com/neighbors/bovill-s-history-tied-to-english-lord-and-his-lady/article_a2b2dd60-b807-51f7-93d3-aaa8929c215e.html|publisher=Moscow-Pullman Daily News|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  Construction of a railroad from Moscow to Bovill was completed in 1907 with the town of Deary developing in that year on the railroad. Potlatch was settled as a company town in 1905.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Town - Potlatch Idaho|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAAJR_Company_Town_Potlatch_Idaho|website=waymarking.com|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>

===Development of cities===
Moscow first shows in the 1880 census with a population of 76.<ref>{{cite book|title=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880)|date=1882|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington|page=130|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-01.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413081350/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-01.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2005 |url-status=live|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  It was incorporated as a village in 1887. Genesee was established as a town in 1889.<ref>{{cite web|title=Genesee: From Boom Times to Bedroom Town|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U5UrAAAAIBAJ&pg=2101%2C1102417|publisher=Spokane Daily Chronicle|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  Julieatta, Kendrick, and Troy were established as towns by the 1900 Census, with each incorporating as a village prior to 1910.<ref>{{cite book|title=Census Reports&mdash;Volume I: Twelfth Census of the United States, Taken in the Year 1900|date=1901|publisher=United States Census Office|location=Washington|page=112|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33405927v1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914182802/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33405927v1.pdf |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |url-status=live|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1910|date=1913|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington|page=417|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912170833/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v2.pdf |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=live|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  Bovill and Deary were incorporated as villages prior to 1920.<ref>{{cite book|title=Fourteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1920|date=1921|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington|page=391|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084484v1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810065118/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084484v1.pdf |archive-date=August 10, 2010 |url-status=live|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  Potlatch and Onaway remained unincorporated as late as 1960. They were returned at the 1950 Census as a single unincorporated area.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States Census of Population: 1950|date=1952|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington|pages=12–17|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912173656/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1.pdf |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=live|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Eighteenth Decennial Census of the United States Census of Population: 1960|date=1963|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|location=Washington|pages=14–18|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37722850v1p14.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914180339/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37722850v1p14.pdf |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |url-status=live|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>

===County boundary history===
The Idaho Territorial Legislature established the counties of Lah-Toh and Kootenai on December 22, 1864. Lah-Toh contained all of northern Idaho west of Shoshone County between the Clearwater River and 48° north latitude. Coeur d'Alene was named the county seat of Lah-Toh County. The legislature was well aware that settlement was lacking in the area to support a county government and established that the Governor could organize the county commission upon receipt of a petition from fifty residents.<ref>{{cite book|title=LAWS OF THE TERRITORY OF IDAHO, SECOND SESSION: AN ACT CREATING THE COUNTIES OF LAH-TOH AND KOOTENAI|date=1866|publisher=Frank Kenyon, Territorial Printer|location=Boise City|pages=432–433|url=https://archive.org/stream/lawsofterritoryo00idah#page/n7/mode/2up|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  On January 9, 1867, the Fourth Idaho Legislature repealed the act creating the two counties, established the northern line of Nez Perce County to coincide with the present northern line of Latah County, and placed the remaining portion of Lah-Toh within the boundary of Kootenai County.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Local and Special Laws of Idaho Territory Remaining in Force June 1, 1887: Special and Local Laws Applicable to Kootenai County|date=1887|publisher=Territory of Idaho|location=Boise City|page=142|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=krowAQAAMAAJ&q=An+Act+creating+the+counties+of+Lah-Toh+and+Kootenai+1867&pg=PA142|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  Unaware of Lah-Toh's abolishment, residents of Moscow attempted to organize the county of Lah-Toh in 1878. Initially, the Governor granted the request, but later informed the residents that they were actually located within the boundary of Nez Perce County.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Richards|first1=Ellen H|title=An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho|publisher=Western Historical Publishing Company|page=145|url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/ellen-h-ellen-henrietta-richards/an-illustrated-history-of-north-idaho--embracing-nez-perces-idaho-latah-koot-hci/page-145-an-illustrated-history-of-north-idaho--embracing-nez-perces-idaho-latah-koot-hci.shtml|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>  The Idaho Territorial Legislature failed to address creation of a county for the residents of Moscow. As a result, [[Fred Dubois|Fred T. Dubois]] successfully petitioned on their behalf for the United States Congress to create the county. On May 14, 1888, Latah County with its seat at Moscow came into existence as the first and only U.S. county created by the United States Congress.<ref>{{cite web|title=IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY REFERENCE SERIES: EARLY NEZ PERCE COUNTY|url=https://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0334.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503184227/http://www.history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0334.pdf |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |url-status=live|publisher=Idaho State Historical Society|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Idaho Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|date=2010|publisher=The Newberry Library|location=Chicago|pages=122, 153, 197}}</ref>