Editing Richfield, Idaho

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Richfield, Idaho
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| image_map                = File:Lincoln County Idaho Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Richfield Highlighted 1667600.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Richfield in Lincoln County, Idaho.
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| 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        = [[Lincoln County, Idaho|Lincoln]]
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| 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|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.66
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.66
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| area_total_km2           = 1.70
| area_land_km2            = 1.70
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
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| population_total         = 482
| population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 756.10
| population_density_km2   = 291.80
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| utc_offset_DST           = -6
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| elevation_ft             = 4311
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 83349
| area_code                = [[Area codes 208 and 986|208, 986]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 16-67600
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2410934<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410934}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.cityofrichfield.us/}}
}}

'''Richfield''' is a city in [[Lincoln County, Idaho|Lincoln County]], [[Idaho]], in the United States. The population was 482 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.66|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]] |accessdate=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Little Wood River (Idaho)|Little Wood River]] flows nearby, and the Richfield region is supplied with irrigation water diverted from the [[Big Wood River]] near [[Magic Reservoir]].

==Climate==

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Richfield has a [[cold semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Richfield was {{convert|105|F|C|1}} on July 2, 1924, July 27&ndash;29, 1994, and August 9, 1990, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-40|F|C|1}} on February 9, 1933.<ref name = NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Richfield, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 60
|Feb record high F = 65
|Mar record high F = 76
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 72
|Dec record high F = 64

|Jan avg record high F = 42.5
|Feb avg record high F = 48.9
|Mar avg record high F = 64.3
|Apr avg record high F = 76.6
|May avg record high F = 84.9
|Jun avg record high F = 93.7
|Jul avg record high F = 99.9
|Aug avg record high F = 98.3
|Sep avg record high F = 92.3
|Oct avg record high F = 79.6
|Nov avg record high F = 61.9
|Dec avg record high F = 46.2
|year avg record high F = 100.8

|Jan high F = 31.7
|Feb high F = 37.2
|Mar high F = 48.6
|Apr high F = 58.3
|May high F = 68.4
|Jun high F = 78.0
|Jul high F = 88.9
|Aug high F = 87.9
|Sep high F = 77.3
|Oct high F = 62.2
|Nov high F = 45.2
|Dec high F = 32.6
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 22.8
|Feb mean F = 27.5
|Mar mean F = 36.8
|Apr mean F = 44.5
|May mean F = 53.6
|Jun mean F = 62.0
|Jul mean F = 71.0
|Aug mean F = 70.0
|Sep mean F = 60.2
|Oct mean F = 47.2
|Nov mean F = 34.1
|Dec mean F = 24.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 13.9
|Feb low F = 17.7
|Mar low F = 25.0
|Apr low F = 30.6
|May low F = 38.9
|Jun low F = 45.9
|Jul low F = 53.1
|Aug low F = 52.1
|Sep low F = 43.1
|Oct low F = 32.2
|Nov low F = 22.9
|Dec low F = 15.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -3.9
|Feb avg record low F = 0.4
|Mar avg record low F = 10.6
|Apr avg record low F = 19.4
|May avg record low F = 25.7
|Jun avg record low F = 33.6
|Jul avg record low F = 42.7
|Aug avg record low F = 41.1
|Sep avg record low F = 30.8
|Oct avg record low F = 17.9
|Nov avg record low F = 6.2
|Dec avg record low F = -3.0
|year avg record low F = -9.5

|Jan record low F = -38
|Feb record low F = -40
|Mar record low F = -18
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 16
|Jun record low F = 21
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = -1
|Nov record low F = -20
|Dec record low F = -36

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.53
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.01
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.88
|May precipitation inch = 1.09
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.70
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.17
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.29
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.49
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.87
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.92
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.66
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.8
|Feb precipitation days = 6.7
|Mar precipitation days = 6.8
|Apr precipitation days = 6.5
|May precipitation days = 6.8
|Jun precipitation days = 4.0
|Jul precipitation days = 1.8
|Aug precipitation days = 2.2
|Sep precipitation days = 3.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.0
|Nov precipitation days = 5.7
|Dec precipitation days = 7.5

|Jan snow inch = 11.5
|Feb snow inch = 6.7
|Mar snow inch = 1.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.3
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 2.1
|Dec snow inch = 6.9
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.5
|Feb snow days = 2.3
|Mar snow days = 0.5
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.9
|Dec snow days = 2.9

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00107673&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Richfield, ID
|access-date = July 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=pih
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Pocatello
|access-date = July 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==History==
A book about the History of the Richfield area was written in 1995 by Alice Crane Behr and Maureen Hancock Ward. It was subsequently published and printed. The text of this book is available at the [http://www.cityofrichfield.us/history.html Richfield City Website.]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 158
|1920= 333
|1930= 193
|1940= 390
|1950= 429
|1960= 329
|1970= 290
|1980= 357
|1990= 383
|2000= 412
|2010= 482
|estyear=2019
|estimate=496
|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>
}}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 482 people in 172 households, including 124 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|730.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 195 housing units at an average density of {{convert|295.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makup]] of the city was 89.4% White, 0.6% Native American, 8.1% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.2%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-12-18}}</ref>

Of the 172 households 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.5% of households were one person and 11.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.28.

The median age was 32.2 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 412 people in 15 households, including 3 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|33.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 18 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makup]] of the city was 90.78% White, 0.24% African American, 0.73% Native American, 6.07% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.50%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 15 households 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.9% of households were one person and 17.0% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.25.

The age distribution was 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% 65 or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 10 females there were 34.0 males.  For every 10 females age 18 and over, there were 33.7 males.

The median household income was $28,846 and the median family income  was $13,173. Males had a median income of $9,028 versus $2,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,759.  About 11.0% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[List of cities in Idaho]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Richfield, Idaho}}
* {{official website|http://www.cityofrichfield.us}}

{{Lincoln County, Idaho}}

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