Editing Smelterville, Idaho

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| map_caption              = Location of Smelterville in Shoshone County, Idaho.
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Shoshone County, Idaho|Shoshone]]
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| population_total         = 627
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'''Smelterville''' is a city in [[Shoshone County, Idaho|Shoshone County]], [[Idaho]], United States. The population was 627 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

The town was named in 1929 by a voice vote of its residents; the other choices were Van Rena and [[Silver City, Idaho|Silver City]] (already used in [[Southwestern Idaho|southwestern]] Idaho).<ref>[http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/apr/10/how-about-swellterville-some-say-towns-name/ Spokesman-Review] - How about Swellterville? Some say town’s name conjures up a bad image - 1996-04-12</ref> The presence of the [[Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex|Bunker Hill smelter]], which started operating in 1917, caused the name to be selected.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mw0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7065%2C1227937 | title=Shrinking towns | work=The Spokesman-Review | date=Feb 3, 1991 | access-date=2 November 2015 | pages=A10}}</ref><ref name="Aiken">{{cite book |last1=Aiken |first1=Katherine |title=Idaho's Bunker Hill: the rise and fall of a great mining company, 1885-1981 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |location=Norman |isbn=9780806138985 |pages=70}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.31|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 76
|1960= 1127
|1970= 967
|1980= 776
|1990= 464
|2000= 651
|2010= 627
|estyear=2019
|estimate=621
|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 627 people, 305 households, and 154 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2022.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 370 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1193.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.6% of the population.

There were 305 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 49.5% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the city was 42.6 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 30.8% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 651 people, 308 households, and 165 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2,049.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 355 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,117.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 308 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,908, and the median income for a family was $30,341. Males had a median income of $26,029 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,572.  About 15.5% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Shoshone County, Idaho}}

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