Editing Bliss, Idaho

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[[File:Idaho - Bear Lake through Bliss - NARA - 23939387 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Bliss, 1923]]
'''Bliss''' is a city in [[Gooding County, Idaho|Gooding County]], [[Idaho]], United States. The population was 318 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&pg=PR8 | title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=viii | isbn=9781440507397 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  It has been documented in a photography book published in 2022 as a "disappearing" town.<ref>{{cite web |last=Palumbo |first=Jacqui |date=November 8, 2022 |title=The small town of Bliss, Idaho is 'disappearing' — a photographer has created a capsule of life there |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/jon-horvath-photography-bliss-idaho/index.html |accessdate=November 8, 2022 |publisher=CNN.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bliss has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=200101&cityname=Bliss%2C+Idaho%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bliss, Idaho]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1950= 126
|1960= 91
|1970= 114
|1980= 208
|1990= 185
|2000= 275
|2010= 318
|estyear=2019
|estimate=305
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $14,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,731.  About 11.5% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.2% of those 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-12-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 318 people, 117 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|512.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|222.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 72.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 23.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 34.6% of the population.

There were 117 households, of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.65.

The median age in the city was 34.8 years. 28.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 8.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

==Education==
Bliss is in the [[Bliss Joint School District 234]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16047_gooding/DC20SD_C16047.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gooding County, ID|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16047_gooding/DC20SD_C16047_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Gooding County is in the catchment area, but not the taxation zone, for [[College of Southern Idaho]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/budget/publications/Legislative-Budget-Book/2016/1.Education/1-079.Community%20Colleges.pdf|chapter=Community Colleges|title=Legislative Budget Book|publisher=[[Idaho Legislature]]|year=2016|page=1-81 (PDF p. 3/9)}} - See area 1 in: {{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title33/T33CH21/SECT33-2101/|title=TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 21 JUNIOR COLLEGES|publisher=[[Idaho Legislature]]|access-date=2024-03-12}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Colston Loveland]], NFL player<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meek |first=Austin |title=How Michigan’s Colston Loveland went from Gooding, Idaho, to just plain good |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4002591/2022/12/15/michigan-football-colston-loveland/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of cities in Idaho]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Gooding County, Idaho}}

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[[Category:Cities in Idaho]]
[[Category:Cities in Gooding County, Idaho]]