Editing Payette County, Idaho

{{short description|County in Idaho, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Payette County
 | state                = Idaho
 | ex image             = Payette City Hall-Courthouse 2 - Payette Idaho.jpg
 | ex image size        = 220px
 | ex image cap         = [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Payette County, Idaho|Historic Payette City Hall and Courthouse]]
 | seal                 = Payette County, Idaho seal.png
 | founded year         = 1917
 | founded date         = February 28
 | seat wl              = Payette
 | largest city wl      = Payette
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 410
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 407
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.4
 | area percentage      = 0.65
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 25386
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Mountain
 | district             = 1st
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = www.payettecounty.org
 | named for            = [[Francois Payette]]
}}

'''Payette County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in [[Idaho]] in the [[United States|United States of America]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 25,386.<ref>{{cite web|title=Payette County, Idaho|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Payette_County,_Idaho?g=050XX00US16075|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Payette, Idaho|Payette]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|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=May 31, 2011}}</ref>

Payette County is part of the [[Ontario micropolitan area]].

==History==
The county was established in 1917, partitioned from [[Canyon County, Idaho|Canyon County]]. It was named after the [[Payette River]], which was named after [[French-Canadian]] [[François Payette]].<ref name=lmtplir>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SqVfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6180%2C1562826 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Gilmore |first=May |title=Payette's land is rich with history |date=May 10, 1962 |page=8, section2}}</ref> 
Originally a [[Fur trade|fur trapper]] with the [[North West Company]], Payette was the first white man in the area in 1818.

Payette County is one of the few counties in Idaho to be the home to the [[endangered]] [[Idaho ground squirrel]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|410|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|407|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.4|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is the smallest county in Idaho by area.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Washington County, Idaho|Washington County]] - north
* [[Gem County, Idaho|Gem County]] - east
* [[Canyon County, Idaho|Canyon County]] - south
* [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]], [[Oregon]] - west

===National protected area===
*[[Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

===Rivers===
*[[Snake River]]
*[[Payette River]]

===Highways===
*[[Image:I-84.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 84 in Idaho|I 84]]
*[[Image:US 30.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Idaho|US 30]]
*[[Image:US 95.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|US 95]]
*[[Image:Idaho 52.svg|25px]] [[Idaho State Highway 52|SH-52]]
*[[Image:Idaho 72.svg|25px]] [[Idaho State Highway 72|SH-72]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 7021
|1930= 7318
|1940= 9511
|1950= 11921
|1960= 12363
|1970= 12401
|1980= 15722
|1990= 16434
|2000= 20578
|2010= 22623
|2020= 25386
|estyear=2024
|estimate=27662
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/id190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref> 2010,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16075.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717020148/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16075.html|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 20,578 people, 7,371 households, and 5,572 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|50|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,949 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 90.25% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.87% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.85% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.33% from two or more races. 11.92% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 19.5% were of [[Germans|German]], 13.5% [[English people|English]], 12.3% [[United States|American]] and 8.3% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 7,371 households, out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.40% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,046, and the median income for a family was $37,430. Males had a median income of $30,641 versus $21,421 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,924. About 9.70% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 22,623 people, 8,262 households, and 6,017 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US16075
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 9, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025452/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US16075
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|55.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 8,945 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.0|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US16075
  |access-date=January 9, 2016
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213162140/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US16075
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 88.6% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 6.3% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 14.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 18.9% were [[Americans|American]], 16.8% were [[Germans|German]], 13.2% were [[English people|English]], and 10.5% were [[Irish people|Irish]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US16075
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 9, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023246/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US16075
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 8,262 households, 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 27.2% were non-families, and 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age was 37.2 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $43,559 and the median income for a family was $50,323. Males had a median income of $38,582 versus $25,826 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,814. About 12.0% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US16075
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 9, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013358/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US16075
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===2020 census===
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Payette County racial composition''' <br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US16075&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US16075&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|18,388
|19,240
|81.28%
|75.79%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|41
|52
|0.18%
|0.2%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|185
|163
|0.82%
|0.64%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|187
|207
|0.83%
|0.82%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|15
|31
|0.07%
|0.12%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|15
|133
|0.07%
|0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|429
|1,292
|1.9%
|5.09%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,363
|4,268
|14.87%
|16.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''22,623'''
|'''25,386'''
|
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 25,386 people, 9,086 households, and 6,275 families residing in the county.

==Education==
The county is served by three school districts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16075_payette/DC20SD_C16075.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Payette County, ID|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 12, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16075_payette/DC20SD_C16075_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Fruitland School District 373]]
* [[New Plymouth School District 372]]
* [[Payette Joint School District 371]]

;Payette Joint District 371
* [[Payette High School]]
* McCain Middle School
* Payette Primary School
* Westside Elementary School
* Payette Night School

;New Plymouth District 372
* [[New Plymouth High School]]
* New Plymouth Middle School
* New Plymouth Elementary School

;Fruitland District 373
* [[Fruitland High School]]
* Fruitland Middle School
* Fruitland Elementary School
* Fruitland Alternative School

Residents are in the area (but not the taxation zone) for [[College of Western Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/budget/committee/jfac/2022/C3.Wednesday,%20January%2026/03.College%20of%20Western%20Idaho.pdf|title=College of Western Idaho, pg. 1-77|publisher=[[Idaho Legislature]]|date=January 26, 2022|access-date=March 12, 2024}} - See the map. Also see area 3 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=March 12, 2024}}</ref>

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Fruitland, Idaho|Fruitland]]
*[[New Plymouth, Idaho|New Plymouth]]
*[[Payette, Idaho|Payette]]

===Unincorporated community===
*[[Hamilton Corner, Idaho|Hamilton Corner]]

==Politics==
Like most of Idaho, Payette County voters are overwhelmingly Republican. In no presidential election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic candidate, and [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976 was the last Democrat to crack one third of the county's vote.
{{PresHead|place=Payette County, Idaho|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|9,458|2,064|239|Idaho}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,862|2,161|270|Idaho}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|6,489|1,507|708|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,004|2,271|220|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|5,988|2,415|290|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,256|1,848|77|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,961|1,643|254|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,901|2,119|998|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,895|1,656|2,194|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,786|1,900|123|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,605|1,410|106|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,508|1,828|378|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,115|2,195|113|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,577|1,113|582|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,032|1,216|708|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,764|2,508|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,472|2,133|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,342|1,767|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,936|1,491|12|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,430|1,568|83|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,485|1,382|18|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,554|1,790|20|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,524|1,677|462|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,529|1,836|222|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,203|621|66|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,160|401|887|Idaho}} 
{{PresFoot|1920|Republican|1,690|785|9|Idaho}}

==Healthcare==
The county is served by the Southwest Idaho Health District.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Luchetta |first=Julie |last2=Oppie |first2=Troy |date=2024-10-23 |title=Southwest Idaho Health District Board pulls COVID vaccines from its clinics |url=https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/health/2024-10-23/southwest-idaho-health-district-covid-vaccines |access-date=2024-10-27 |work=Boise State Public Radio |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Payette County, Idaho]]

==References==
<references />
{{Refbegin}}
* http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/edu_directory/docs/Educational%20Directory.pdf
{{Refend}}

==External links==
*[http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/counties/payette/payette.htm Payette County from the Idaho Museum of Natural History]
*[http://www.payettecounty.org County website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070924133341/http://www.state.id.us/aboutidaho/county/payette.html State profile of Payette County]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071129171749/http://extension.ag.uidaho.edu/payette/ University of Idaho Extension for Payette County]
*[http://payettecounty.info Payette County USGenWeb]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Payette County, Idaho
|North     = [[Washington County, Idaho|Washington County]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Gem County, Idaho|Gem County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Canyon County, Idaho|Canyon County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Malheur County, Oregon]]
|Northwest = 
}}

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