Editing Stites, Idaho

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'''Stites''' is a city in [[Idaho County, Idaho|Idaho County]], [[Idaho]], United States. In the lower canyon of the South Fork of the [[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater River]], it is about four miles (6&nbsp;km) upstream and south of [[Kooskia, Idaho|Kooskia]] on [[Idaho State Highway 13|State Highway 13]]. The population was 221 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], down from 226 in 2000.

==History==
[[File:Elk City Stage, January 1909 - Stites, Idaho (49904137348).jpg|thumb|left|Stage coach in Stites, Jan. 1909]]
Stites was named for Jacob Stites of [[New Jersey]], who [[Homestead Act|homesteaded]] the land in 1897 which became the city.<ref name=qustnspst>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3c1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3DIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6449%2C3585472|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=Quiet Stites recalls a noisier past|last=Campbell|first=Thomas W. |date=January 24, 1965|page=1-sec 2 }}</ref><ref name=snafwtosl>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JLpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5973%2C749300|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=Stites, named after founder, was terminus of 'Short Line'|date=October 6, 1955|page=8-LCSE}}</ref> He sold two years later and exercised his option to name it. Stites became the eastern terminus [[Northern Pacific Railroad|Northern Pacific]] branch line up the Clearwater in 1900,<ref name=nprr39>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mZpfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1432,4036341&dq=stites&hl=en|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|last=Arney|first=C.E.|title=Railroad pioneers blazed path for Idaho civilization|date=May 20, 1939|page=10}}</ref> later the [[Camas Prairie Railroad]]'s first subdivision line. It climbed the main river eastward from [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]] to Kooskia and then turned south to ascend the lower South Fork.<ref name=tnnms>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=34NfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5485,2911946 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=There is usually a logical reason for the name a town ends up with|date=February 25, 1990 |page=11-Centennial }}</ref> The abandoned spur was removed in the 1980s,<ref name=spurok>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ef5LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724%2C495382 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|title=Railroad spur removal OK'd|agency=Associated Press|date=July 2, 1985|page=B4}}</ref> and the city incorporated in early 1905.

The original [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|highway]] bridge (1911) that crossed the [[Salmon River (Idaho)|Salmon River]] just north of [[Riggins, Idaho|Riggins]] was replaced in 1936 and moved {{convert|50|mi|spell=in}} north to Stites.<ref name=hdwest>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rrQpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jPEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1524%2C8470304 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Time Zone Bridge over Salmon River heading west |date=May 19, 1997 |page=A7}}</ref><ref name=tmzmon>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ns9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8DIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4814%2C1706374 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Johnson |first=David |title=Time (zone) marches on |date=June 21, 1997 |page=1A}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Clearwateridrivermap.png|thumb|left|150px|[[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater River]] drainage in [[North Central Idaho|north central Idaho]]]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|0.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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]] |access-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 300
|1920= 317
|1930= 278
|1940= 258
|1950= 227
|1960= 299
|1970= 263
|1980= 253
|1990= 204
|2000= 226
|2010= 221
|estyear=2019
|estimate=232
|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 221 people, 103 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2455.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 116 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1288.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 103 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the city was 47.1 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 32.5% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% 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 226 people, 101 households, and 58 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2,183.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,062.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 95.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 101 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,386, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,933.  About 16.2% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.7% of those 65 or over.

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{{Idaho County, Idaho}}

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