Gooding, Idaho

Gooding is the county seat of and the largest city in Gooding County, Idaho, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 3,716 at the 2020 census.

The city is named for Frank R. Gooding, a local sheep rancher who became a prominent political figure in Idaho in the early 20th century, serving as both Governor of Idaho and a United States Senator. The original name of Gooding was Toponis.

Gooding is home to the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind.

The world's largest factory for barrel cheese, the raw product for processed cheese, is located in Gooding. It has a capacity of 120,000 metric tons per year of barrel cheese and belongs to the Glanbia group.<ref>"Zuivelzicht" April 25, 2007</ref> Gooding is also home to Gooding High School and Gooding Middle School.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 3,567 people, 1,395 households, and 864 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,537 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 84.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 11.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.9% of the population.

There were 1,395 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.26.

The median age in the city was 33.5 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 19% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 3,384 people, 1,304 households, and 842 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,397 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 89.51% White, 0.15% African American, 1.60% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 5.97% from other races, and 2.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.80% of the population.

There were 1,304 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,316, and the median income for a family was $33,309. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $16,926 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,752. About 12.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

Geography

Gooding is located near the confluence of the Big Wood River and Little Wood River, which merge to form the Malad River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which, Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Gooding has a cold semi arid climate (BSk).

Government and infrastructure

The Gooding Fire District maintains its fire station in Gooding.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

There are six schools based in Gooding; four in the Gooding Joint School District, the North Valley Academy charter school,<ref name="magicvalley.com">Times-News: Magicvalley.com, Twin Falls, ID</ref> and the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind. Another school, Gooding College, closed in 1938.

College of Southern Idaho maintains a Gooding Center.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Gooding County is in the catchment area, but not the taxation zone, for College of Southern Idaho.<ref>Template:Cite book - See area 1 in: Template:Cite web</ref>

There is also a public library.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Gooding Joint School District

The Gooding Joint School District operates three schools: Gooding Elementary School, Gooding Middle School, and Gooding High School.<ref>Gooding School District</ref>

The district is mostly in Gooding County,<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> and it has a portion in Lincoln County.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

There are approximately 1200 students in the district. It ranks 43rd in size amongst the 114 school districts in Idaho.

The Gooding Joint School District was ranked in fourth place (in the small district category) on the Digital School Districts Survey,<ref>Surveys - Center for Digital Education Template:Webarchive</ref> for its "use of technology to govern the district [and to] communicate with students, parents and the community."<ref>Gooding School District - Gooding School District Ranked 4th in the Nation</ref>

Gooding School District was the first district in the nation to win the HealthierUS Challenge "Gold Award of Distinction."<ref>Gooding Elementary wins USDA award for health</ref><ref>Area school sets national bar for nutritional standards Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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The main entrance and administration offices of the ISDB.

North Valley Academy

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The grounds and some of the dormitories at the ISDB.

The North Valley Academy charter school was approved December 20, 2007.<ref>North Valley Academy - NVA Founders and Board Template:Webarchive</ref> Kindergarten through eighth grade started in the 2008–2009 school year,<ref name="magicvalley.com"/> grades 9-12 began in the 2009–2010 school year.<ref>North Valley Academy - Enrollment Template:Webarchive</ref>

Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind

The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind (ISDB) was first established in 1906 in Boise and operated there until it burned down on December 8, 1908. The Idaho Legislature passed an act on March 16, 1909, establishing a permanent state school.<ref>Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, pp. 53-54 (PDF Template:Webarchive)(PDF Template:Webarchive)</ref> Governor Frank Gooding donated land for the ISDB so it was moved to Gooding and started accepting students in September 1910.<ref>ISDB HistoryTemplate:Dead link</ref>

The school covers a Template:Convert area and provides dormitories for many of its students and has other facilities, such as a gymnasium and park.<ref>Schools Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Cottage ProgramTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Gooding College

Gooding College operated in the city from Template:Start date and age to Template:End date and age, offering high school and college courses.<ref name=lostcol>Template:Cite web</ref> The school's largest enrollment was 209 students, in 1928.<ref name=lostcol/> Buildings of the college were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, listed as "Gooding College Campus".<ref name=lostcol/> The surviving building of the campus, which dates to 1920, became a tuberculosis hospital in 1946, and was later converted into an inn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:See also Template:Clear

See also

• Gooding Milner canal

External links

• Template:Official website
• Gooding Joint School District
• Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind website
• Gooding Idaho Chamber of Commerce
• North Valley Academy