Editing Elk River, Idaho

{{Other places|Elk River (disambiguation)}}
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'''Elk River''' is a city in the [[northwestern United States]] in [[Clearwater County, Idaho|Clearwater County]], [[Idaho]]. The population was 125 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], down from 156 in 2000.<ref name=spok>[http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/elk-river-id/ Spokesman-Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040750/http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/elk-river-id/ |date=2015-09-24 }} - 2010 census - Elk River, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-27</ref> It is accessed from [[Idaho State Highway 8|State Highway 8]] from [[Bovill, Idaho|Bovill]], to the west in adjacent [[Latah County, Idaho|Latah County]].<ref name=atendrd>{{cite magazine|url=https://issuu.com/idahomagazine/docs/idmag_oct_2016-fullissue_cdatribesp/36 |magazine=Idaho |via=(magazine) |last=Wright |first=Khaliela |title=Elk River: At the end of the road |date=November 21, 2016 |page=36}}</ref> Formerly the site of a [[PotlatchDeltic|Potlatch]] sawmill,<ref name=taaow>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1NctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2429%2C2632437 |work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |last=Harriman |first=Peter |title=The town at the edge of the wilderness |date=June 10, 1989 |page=1B}}</ref> it was phased out after several decades during the 1930s.<ref>"Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, {{ISBN|0-9603566-3-0}}, p.58-59</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.15|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>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|0}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Elk River has a dry-summer [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.

{{Weather box 
|location = Elk River (1952-2012)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
| Jan record high F = 54
| Feb record high F = 63
| Mar record high F = 72
| Apr record high F = 87
| May record high F = 95
| Jun record high F = 96
| Jul record high F = 104
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 100
| Oct record high F = 88
| Nov record high F = 66
| Dec record high F = 58
| year record high F = 107
| Jan high F = 34.1
| Feb high F = 39.7
| Mar high F = 45.8
| Apr high F = 54
| May high F = 63.8
| Jun high F = 71.4
| Jul high F = 81.5
| Aug high F = 81.5
| Sep high F = 72
| Oct high F = 58.3
| Nov high F = 42
| Dec high F = 34
| year high F = 56.5
| Jan low F = 18.3
| Feb low F = 20.5
| Mar low F = 24.2
| Apr low F = 30.4
| May low F = 36.7
| Jun low F = 43
| Jul low F = 45.7
| Aug low F = 44.2
| Sep low F = 37.5
| Oct low F = 30.6
| Nov low F = 25.6
| Dec low F = 19.6
| year low F = 31.4
| Jan record low F = -31
| Feb record low F = -25
| Mar record low F = -23
| Apr record low F = 11
| May record low F = 19
| Jun record low F = 27
| Jul record low F = 26
| Aug record low F = 27
| Sep record low F = 20
| Oct record low F = 4
| Nov record low F = -24
| Dec record low F = -37
| year record low F = -37 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.37
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.98
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.4
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.9
| May precipitation inch = 2.89
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.48
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.04
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.1
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.67
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.76
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.74
| Dec precipitation inch = 5.05
| year precipitation inch = 37.38
| Jan precipitation days = 16
| Feb precipitation days = 12
| Mar precipitation days = 12
| Apr precipitation days = 11
| May precipitation days = 11
| Jun precipitation days = 10
| Jul precipitation days = 5
| Aug precipitation days = 5
| Sep precipitation days = 6
| Oct precipitation days = 10
| Nov precipitation days = 14
| Dec precipitation days = 14
| Jan snow inch = 30.1
| Feb snow inch = 16.8
| Mar snow inch = 11.5
| Apr snow inch = 2.7
| May snow inch = 0.3
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.3
| Nov snow inch = 11.9
| Dec snow inch = 25.4
| year snow inch = 99

|source 1 = WRCC<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?id2892 |title=ELK RIVER 1 S, ID (102892) |access-date=November 26, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 847
|1930= 862
|1940= 337
|1950= 312
|1960= 382
|1970= 383
|1980= 265
|1990= 149
|2000= 156
|2010= 125
|estyear=2019
|estimate=122
|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 125 people, 65 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|833.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1013.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 65 households, of which 9.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.3% were non-families. 50.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 52.4 years. 12.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 44% were from 45 to 64; and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 [[census]], there were 156 people, 75 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,116.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 136 housing units at an average density of {{convert|973.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.64% of the population.<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>

There were 75 households, out of which 13.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.38.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.5% under the age of 18, 1.9% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 41.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,082. About 11.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.9% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The public school was closed {{Years or months ago|1990}} in 1990 and students attend classes in Bovill in Latah County.<ref name=atendrd/>

==In popular culture==
In 2011, [[John Oliver (comedian)|John Oliver]] and [[Andy Zaltzman]] of satirical podcast [[The Bugle]] claimed to be planning to declare war against the town. In December 2017, The Bugle recognized Elk River as the capital of the United States, following the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]]'s announcement of plans to [[Embassy of the United States, Jerusalem|relocate the US embassy in Israel]] from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<ref>{{Citation|title=Bugle 4052 - Brexcitement!|url=https://soundcloud.com/the-bugle/bugle-4052-brexcitement|language=en|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Elk River, Idaho}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040803194824/http://www.lili.org/clearwater/Elkriver.html Public Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040623060449/http://www.northcentralidaho.info/elkriver.htm Regional Information]

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