Minidoka County
Minidoka County, Idaho
Rupert, ID 83350
Phone: (208) 436-7111
Fax: (208) 436-0737
www.minidoka.id.us
In south-central ID, west of Pocatello; organized Jan 28, 1913 from Lincoln County. Name Origin: For the first settlement, a railroad siding, from Shoshonean 'broad expanse,' descriptive of the Snake River plain in this area
Area (sq mi):: 762.98 (land 759.62; water 3.36) Population per square mile: 25.00
Population 2005: 19,014 State rank: 18 Population change: 2000-20005 -5.80%; 1990-2000 4.20% Population 2000: 20,174 (White 72.10%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 25.50%; Asian 0.40%; Other 21.20%). Foreign born: 10.90%. Median age: 33.50
Income 2000: per capita $13,813; median household $32,021; Population below poverty level: 14.80% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $17,447-$18,544
Unemployment (2004): 7.90% Unemployment change (from 2000): 1.50% Median travel time to work: 17.50 minutes Working outside county of residence: 34.70%
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