Editing Rathdrum, Idaho

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| official_name      = Rathdrum, Idaho
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| image_caption      = Old County Jail Museum
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| map_caption        = Location of Rathdrum in Kootenai County, Idaho.
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Idaho]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Kootenai County, Idaho|Kootenai]]
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| leader_title       = Mayor
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 6.54
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| population_total   = 9,211
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 11,580
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| population_density_sq_mi = 1408.4
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| postal_code        = 83858
| area_code          = [[Area code 208|208]]
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'''Rathdrum''' is a city in [[Kootenai County, Idaho|Kootenai County]], [[Idaho]], United States. The population was 9,211 at the 2020 census, up from 6,826 in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/rathdrumcityidaho}}</ref> It is part of the [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes the entire county. It is named after [[Rathdrum, County Wicklow|Rathdrum]], a village in [[County Wicklow, Ireland]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.54|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.

Rathdrum is situated at the base of Rathdrum Mountain, which is part of the Selkirk Mountain Range.

==History==
[[File:John Brown Elementary, Rathdrum, Idaho.jpg|thumb|left|The intermediate grade wing of Rathdrum's elementary school, John Brown]]
In the 1800s the town was initially called Westwood in honor of one of the founders of the town, a [[Pony Express]] rider and rancher, Charles Wesley Wood, also known as "Wes." But in 1881 the postmaster in the town was informed by the federal government that the town would need to change its name since it was already taken by another town in the territory. A local businessman, Michael M. Cowley, recommended the name "[[Rathdrum, County Wicklow|Rathdrum]]" from [[County Wicklow]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], his place of birth.<ref>[http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/ancestry/How-an-Irish-pioneer-named-the-town-of-Rathdrum-Idaho-after-his-village.html How an Irish pioneer named the town of Rathdrum, Idaho after his village] Irish Central, 6 Feb 2015</ref>

Near the end of the 19th century, the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] built its line westwards to [[Spokane]] and Rathdrum started to grow slowly. Until today, Rathdrum remains on the only regular railway line in Idaho, now owned by [[BNSF Railway]]; the [[Empire Builder]] of [[Amtrak]] travels through Rathdrum without stopping there.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 218
|1900= 407
|1910= 725
|1920= 509
|1930= 496
|1940= 511
|1950= 610
|1960= 710
|1970= 741
|1980= 1369
|1990= 2000
|2000= 4816
|2010= 6826
|estyear=2019
|estimate=9150
|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|accessdate=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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 9,211 people in the city. The population density was {{convert|1408.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.8% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.5% from two or more races, and 4.8% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]].

==See also==
* [[Lakeland High School (Rathdrum, Idaho)|Lakeland High School]]
* [[Hauser, ID Refueling Facility|Hauser Refueling Facility]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.rathdrum.org/}} - City of Rathdrum
* [http://www.rathdrumchamberofcommerce.com/ Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://web.lakeland272.org/ Lakeland Joint School District #272] - public schools
* [http://www.fyinorthidaho.com/rathdrum_idaho FYI North Idaho.com] - Rathdrum
* ''{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080106235044/http://www.therathdrumstar.com/ The Rathdrum Star]}}'' - weekly newspaper

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