Editing Ponderay, Idaho

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| established_title        = Incorporated (village)
| established_date         = May 27, 1947<ref name="ponderaypd">{{cite web|url=http://ponderaypd.org/ponderayhistory.html|title=Ponderay History|publisher=Ponderay Police Department|accessdate=2015-09-06|archive-date=2012-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617162609/http://ponderaypd.org/ponderayhistory.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census">{{Cite web|title=Ponderay city, Idaho|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Ponderay_city,_Idaho?g=160XX00US1664450|access-date=September 19, 2023}}</ref>
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'''Ponderay''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɒ|n|d|ə|ˈ|r|eɪ}} {{respell|POND|ə|RAY}}) is a city in [[Bonner County, Idaho|Bonner County]], [[Idaho]]. The population was 1,137 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], up from 638 in 2000.<ref name=spok>{{cite web|url=http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/ponderay-id/|publisher=Spokesman-Review|title=2010 census - Ponderay, Idaho|accessdate=December 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120202232/http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/ponderay-id/|archive-date=January 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ponderay's city motto is "Little City with the Big Future". Its name is an English phonetic spelling of the French words “Pend Oreille”, the name of [[Lake Pend Oreille|the lake the city sits upon]].

==History==
Ponderay's original plat was filed in [[Kootenai County, Idaho|Kootenai County]] on May 5, 1904. It was incorporated as the Village of Ponderay on May 27, 1947, and became the City of Ponderay on November 26, 1968. Ponderay was built on the site of the company town of the Panhandle Smelting and Refining Company.<ref name="ponderaypd" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|2.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.12|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]]|accessdate=December 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 248
|1960= 231
|1970= 275
|1980= 399
|1990= 449
|2000= 638
|2010= 1137
|2020= 1289
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|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>
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===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,137 people in 521 households, including 277 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|392.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 622 housing units at an average density of {{convert|214.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 18, 2012}}</ref>

Of the 521 households 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.8% were non-families. 38.2% of households were one person and 10.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age was 34 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 638 people in 264 households, including 168 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|237.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 296 housing units at an average density of {{convert|110.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.02% White, 0.47% African American, 0.63% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 264 households 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 26.1% of households were one person and 8.0% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% 65 or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median household income was $27,853 and the median family income  was $30,227. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $15,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,432.  About 13.2% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofponderay.org/ City of Ponderay]
* [http://www.ponderaypd.org Ponderay Police Department]

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