Editing Culdesac, Idaho

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Culdesac, Idaho
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Saint-joseph-mission-near-culdesac-idaho-april-2011-roger-peterson (5688477336).jpg
| image_caption            = St. Joseph's Mission
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = 
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 
| image_map                = File:Nez Perce County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Culdesac Highlighted 1619900.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Culdesac in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
| coordinates              = {{coord|46|22|30|N|116|40|13|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Idaho]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Idaho|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Nez Perce County, Idaho|Nez Perce]]
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| government_type          = 
| government_footnotes     = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_16.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.22
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.22
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 1644
<!-- Population -->
| population_footnotes     = <ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
| population_total         = 380
| population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
| population_est           = 383
| pop_est_as_of            = 2019
| population_density_sq_mi = 1717.49
| timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| utc_offset               = -8
| timezone_DST             = PDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -7
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 83524
| area_code                = [[Area codes 208 and 986|208, 986]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 16-19900
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 0396352
| website                  = 
|area_total_km2 = 0.58
|area_land_km2 = 0.58
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_density_km2 = 663.98
}}

'''Culdesac''' is a city in [[Nez Perce County, Idaho|Nez Perce County]], [[Idaho]], United States. The population was 380 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]], ID-[[Washington (state)|WA]] [[Lewiston, Idaho metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Culdesac was named from its location at the end of a railroad line, i.e., a [[cul de sac]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VvggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MnQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=723%2C3363520 | title=Origins of strange place names traced | work=The Day | date=Sep 16, 1970 | access-date=21 October 2015 | author=Phillips, McCandish | pages=21}}</ref>

==Geography==
Culdesac is located at {{Coord|46|22|30|N|116|40|13|W|type:city}} (46.374883, -116.670333),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|1644|ft|m}} [[AMSL|above sea level]].<ref>{{gnis|396352}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.23|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]] |access-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 436
|1920= 397
|1930= 287
|1940= 219
|1950= 175
|1960= 209
|1970= 211
|1980= 261
|1990= 280
|2000= 378
|2010= 380
|estyear=2019
|estimate=383
|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===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 380 people in 156 households, including 106 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1652.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 176 housing units at an average density of {{convert|765.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makup]] of the city was 83.4% White, 15.8% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3%.<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 the 156 households 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.0% of households were one person and 11.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age was 41 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 378 people in 152 households, including 107 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,601.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 171 housing units at an average density of {{convert|724.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makup]] of the city was 94.44% White, 0.53% African American, 2.65% Native American, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59%.<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 the 152 households 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.7% of households were one person and 10.5% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

The age distribution was 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median household income was $25,750 and the median family income  was $31,364. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,888.  About 14.4% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[List of cities in Idaho]]
* [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Cities in Idaho]]
[[Category:Cities in Nez Perce County, Idaho]]
[[Category:Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area]]