Editing Council, Idaho

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'''Council''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Adams County, Idaho|Adams County]], [[Idaho]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The population was 839 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Council city, Idaho |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 27, 2011 }}</ref>

==Major events==
[[File:Porcupine_Racers_2017.jpg|thumb|left|Racers and their porcupine competing in the 2017 World Championship Porcupine Race]]

===Porcupine Races===
Council holds a "World Champion [[Porcupine]] Race" on [[July 4th]] ([[Independence Day (United States)]]).  The racers are (mostly) local youth who capture wild porcupines, race them and then return them back to where they were captured.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/porcupines-are-like-the-biggest-excitement-hundreds-gather-for-councils-annual-porcupine-races/ |title='Porcupines are like the biggest excitement': Hundreds gather for Council's annual Porcupine races |publisher=KTVB |date=July 4, 2019 |author=Joey Prechtl |access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>

===Council Mountain Music Festival===
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Started in 2001, the Council Mountain Music Festival is held the third weekend in August at the Veterans Memorial Peace Park on HWY 95, just north of Council. The festival features [[Irish Music]], [[Rock music]], [[Blues]], [[Bluegrass music]], [[Country music]], and [[Folk music]]. The weekend includes an open jam session, scramble bands (all willing musicians put their names into a hat, and names are drawn to form “on the spot” bands who rehearse and perform three songs), food vendors, Lion’s Club breakfast, a community church service in the park on Sunday, and a community pig roast Sunday afternoon.

==Geography and climate==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|1.00|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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]] |access-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

Council experiences the typical [[continental Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dsa'') of northern Idaho, with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. It differs from cities like [[Moscow, Idaho|Moscow]] and [[Bonners Ferry, Idaho|Bonners Ferry]] in having substantially hotter summers, with average maxima as much as 7&nbsp;°F or 4&nbsp;°C higher and absolute maxima among the highest in the northwestern United States. The average annual precipitation for Council is 24 inches, and the average annual snowfall is around 47 inches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/council/idaho/united-states/usid0054|title=Climate Council - Idaho and Weather averages Council|last=Data|first=US Climate|website=www.usclimatedata.com|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref>

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|location = Council, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present
|single line = Yes
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|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 62
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 73
|Dec record high F = 61

|Jan avg record high F = 44.6
|Feb avg record high F = 51.4
|Mar avg record high F = 64.7
|Apr avg record high F = 75.5
|May avg record high F = 87.0
|Jun avg record high F = 93.7
|Jul avg record high F = 102.3
|Aug avg record high F = 101.0
|Sep avg record high F = 93.5
|Oct avg record high F = 80.7
|Nov avg record high F = 60.8
|Dec avg record high F = 47.9
|year avg record high F = 103.2

|Jan high F = 33.4
|Feb high F = 39.8
|Mar high F = 51.7
|Apr high F = 61.3
|May high F = 71.8
|Jun high F = 79.9
|Jul high F = 91.9
|Aug high F = 91.0
|Sep high F = 80.1
|Oct high F = 64.3
|Nov high F = 47.0
|Dec high F = 35.9
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|Jan mean F = 25.7
|Feb mean F = 30.7
|Mar mean F = 40.5
|Apr mean F = 47.9
|May mean F = 57.1
|Jun mean F = 64.4
|Jul mean F = 74.6
|Aug mean F = 73.0
|Sep mean F = 62.8
|Oct mean F = 49.6
|Nov mean F = 36.7
|Dec mean F = 27.7
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|Jan low F = 18.0
|Feb low F = 21.6
|Mar low F = 29.2
|Apr low F = 34.6
|May low F = 42.3
|Jun low F = 48.8
|Jul low F = 57.3
|Aug low F = 55.0
|Sep low F = 45.4
|Oct low F = 34.9
|Nov low F = 26.3
|Dec low F = 19.4
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|Jan avg record low F = -2.7
|Feb avg record low F = 4.0
|Mar avg record low F = 14.8
|Apr avg record low F = 23.1
|May avg record low F = 28.8
|Jun avg record low F = 35.2
|Jul avg record low F = 45.2
|Aug avg record low F = 42.3
|Sep avg record low F = 32.8
|Oct avg record low F = 21.5
|Nov avg record low F = 9.8
|Dec avg record low F = 0.6
|year avg record low F = -6.4

|Jan record low F = -26
|Feb record low F = -27
|Mar record low F = -12
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 29
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 8
|Nov record low F = -20
|Dec record low F = -25

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|Feb precipitation inch = 2.02
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.61
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.12
|May precipitation inch = 2.37
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.59
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.44
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.44
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.95
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.61
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.61
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.98
|year precipitation inch = 22.40

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 312
|1920= 388
|1930= 355
|1940= 692
|1950= 748
|1960= 827
|1970= 899
|1980= 917
|1990= 831
|2000= 816
|2010= 839
|estyear=2019
|estimate=894
|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|access-date=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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===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]]|access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 839 people, 360 households, and 224 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|839.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 476 housing units at an average density of {{convert|476.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 360 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 44.4 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 816 people, 339 households, and 223 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,121.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 425 housing units at an average density of {{convert|584.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 339 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $11,691 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,170.  About 11.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Larry Craig]], former Idaho Senator, was born here.<ref>[[Michael Barone (pundit)|Barone, Michael]]; and Ujifusa, Grant. ''[[The Almanac of American Politics]] 1988', p. 330. ''[[National Journal]]'', 1987.</ref>
* [[Harriet Miller (politician)|Harriet Miller]], politician, former mayor of [[Santa Barbara, California]]. Born in Council, Idaho.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-sb-mayor-harriet-miller-dies/article_51b83c5c-fb54-11de-a5d9-001cc4c03286.html|title=Former SB Mayor Harriet Miller dies|last=swomack@lompocrecord.com|first=Sam Womack/Staff Writer|newspaper=Lompoc Record|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref>
* [[Matt Paradis]], professional football player for the [[Carolina Panthers]]
* [[James Rainwater]], [[physicist]], [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel laureate]]

==Transportation==
The city is served by [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|U.S. Route 95]], connecting it to [[New Meadows, Idaho|New Meadows]] to the north and [[Cambridge, Idaho|Cambridge]] and [[Weiser, Idaho|Weiser]] to the south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwayhistory/us95.cfm|title=U.S. 95 and Idaho's North and South Highway - General Highway History - Highway History -   Federal Highway Administration|website=[[Federal Highway Administration|Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)]]|access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref> The city is also served by a local small-craft airport owned by the city, and the [[Weiser River Trail]], an 84 mile long [[Rail Trail]], that runs from [[Weiser, Idaho]], through town, to its end, near the town of [[New Meadows, Idaho]].

==See also==

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Portal|Idaho}}
{{commons category|Council, Idaho}}

==External links==
* [https://www.cityofcouncilidaho.org/ City of Council official website]
* [https://www.councilchamberofcommerce.com/ Council Chamber of Commerce website]
* [http://www.smalltownpapers.com/listADA.htm ''The Adams County Record'', local newspaper] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130203032620/http://www.smalltownpapers.com/listADA.htm |date=February 3, 2013 }}
* [http://www.weiserrivertrail.org/ Friends of the Weiser River Trail]
* [http://co.adams.id.us/community-resources/history/ History of Council, Idaho]

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