Editing Tensed, Idaho

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| name                     = Tensed, Idaho
| official_name            = City of Tensed
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| nickname                 = Gateway to McCroskey State Park
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| map_caption              = Location of Tensed in Benewah County, Idaho.
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| subdivision_name1        = [[Idaho]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Benewah County, Idaho|Benewah]]
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| population_total         = 123
| population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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{{US Census population
|1950= 189
|1960= 184
|1970= 151
|1980= 113
|1990= 90
|2000= 126
|2010= 123
|estyear=2019
|estimate=121
|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>
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'''Tensed''' is a city in [[Benewah County, Idaho|Benewah County]], [[Idaho]], United States. The population was 123 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], down from 126 in 2000.<ref name=spok>[http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/tensed-id/ Spokesman-Review] - 2010 census - Tensed, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-27</ref> The city is within the [[Coeur d'Alene Reservation]], and is accessed by [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|U.S. Route 95]], the state's primary north-south highway. The city is located about 1 mile&nbsp;(0.6&nbsp;km) from the north entrance of [[McCroskey State Park]].

==History==
The city was originally called Desmet, after the Belgian Jesuit missionary [[Pierre-Jean De Smet]], who was active with the Coeur d'Alene nation, but the post office requested a change as that name was taken by nearby [[De Smet, Idaho|De Smet]]. The name was reversed to ''Temsed'' and then misspelled by the post office.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.19|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

[[Latah Creek]] flows half a mile south of Tensed, approximately halfway between the community and the neighboring community of De Smet.<ref name="USGS">{{cite web |title=Tensed Quadrangle |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=f06b0a716bddf30002572493558f5b18 |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=18 August 2022 |format=Topographical Map |date=2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 123 people in 58 households, including 30 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|647.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 69 housing units at an average density of {{convert|363.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makup]] of the city was 69.1% White, 24.4% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 5.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8%.<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 58 households 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.3% were non-families. 37.9% of households were one person and 18.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age was 40.8 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.9% were from 25 to 44; 15.5% were from 45 to 64; and 26.8% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 126 people in 58 households, including 36 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|695.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 65 housing units at an average density of {{convert|359.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makup]] of the city was 80.95% White, 14.29% Native American, 0.79% from other races, and 3.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79%.<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 58 households 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 36.2% of households were one person and 17.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.78.

The age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.

The median household income was $18,750 and the median family income  was $25,536. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $29,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,111. There were 27.0% of families and 37.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 82.1% of under eighteens and 5.9% of those over 64.

==See also==
* [[List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms]]

==References==
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{{Benewah County, Idaho}}

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