Pocatello, Idaho
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 Location of Pocatello in Bannock County and Power County, Idaho. | |
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| Coordinates: 42°52′31″N 112°26′50″W / 42.87528°N 112.44722°WCoordinates: 42°52′31″N 112°26′50″W / 42.87528°N 112.44722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Counties | Bannock, Power |
| Established | 1889 |
| Area | |
| • City | 33.52 sq mi (86.82 km2) |
| • Land | 33.36 sq mi (86.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,462 ft (1,360 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 56,320 |
| • Metro | 87,018 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain Standard Time (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 83201, 83204, 83205, 83206, 83209 |
| FIPS code | 16-64090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0397053 |
| Website | pocatello |
Pocatello is a city in Idaho in the United States.
History
Pocatello was created in 1889. People came here on the Oregon Trail.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Pocatello Regional Airport, Idaho (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (15.6) |
65 (18.3) |
75 (23.9) |
86 (30) |
97 (36.1) |
103 (39.4) |
104 (40) |
104 (40) |
98 (36.7) |
91 (32.8) |
75 (23.9) |
64 (17.8) |
104 (40) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 32.6 (0.33) |
37.5 (3.06) |
48.8 (9.33) |
58.3 (14.61) |
67.8 (19.89) |
77.8 (25.44) |
87.8 (31) |
87.1 (30.61) |
75.8 (24.33) |
61.0 (16.11) |
44.5 (6.94) |
32.8 (0.44) |
59.4 (15.22) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 16.0 (-8.89) |
19.2 (-7.11) |
27.1 (-2.72) |
32.9 (0.5) |
39.7 (4.28) |
46.5 (8.06) |
52.0 (11.11) |
50.7 (10.39) |
42.1 (5.61) |
33.0 (0.56) |
24.1 (-4.39) |
16.1 (-8.83) |
33.3 (0.72) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (-35) |
−33 (-36.1) |
−12 (-24.4) |
12 (-11.1) |
20 (-6.7) |
28 (-2.2) |
34 (1.1) |
30 (-1.1) |
19 (-7.2) |
7 (-13.9) |
−14 (-25.6) |
−29 (-33.9) |
−33 (-36.1) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.99 (25.1) |
0.97 (24.6) |
1.26 (32) |
1.15 (29.2) |
1.46 (37.1) |
0.99 (25.1) |
0.64 (16.3) |
0.61 (15.5) |
0.84 (21.3) |
0.87 (22.1) |
1.11 (28.2) |
1.24 (31.5) |
12.13 (308.1) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 8.8 (22.4) |
7.1 (18) |
5.4 (13.7) |
3.2 (8.1) |
0.8 (2) |
trace | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.1 (0.3) |
1.6 (4.1) |
5.7 (14.5) |
10.7 (27.2) |
43.4 (110.2) |
| % Humidity | 75.2 | 72.3 | 65.0 | 53.8 | 51.8 | 49.2 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 46.7 | 54.5 | 68.8 | 75.3 | 57.9 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 96.6 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 9.9 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 42.2 |
| Sunshine hours | 123.6 | 159.9 | 231.1 | 261.7 | 304.6 | 337.8 | 382.7 | 346.0 | 292.7 | 240.8 | 130.6 | 113.3 | 2,924.8 |
| Source: NOAA (sun and relative humidity 1961–1990)[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
People
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 4,046 | ||
| 1910 | 9,110 | 125.2% | |
| 1920 | 15,001 | 64.7% | |
| 1930 | 16,471 | 9.8% | |
| 1940 | 18,133 | 10.1% | |
| 1950 | 26,131 | 44.1% | |
| 1960 | 26,534 | 1.5% | |
| 1970 | 40,036 | 50.9% | |
| 1980 | 46,340 | 15.7% | |
| 1990 | 46,080 | −0.6% | |
| 2000 | 51,466 | 11.7% | |
| 2010 | 54,255 | 5.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
2020 Census
In 2020, there were 56,320 people living in Pocatello. These people made up 21,651 households. The people were 83.6% White, 1.2% African American, 2.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. 10.3% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.
24.9% of the people were under 18 years old; 12.5% of the people were between 18 and 24 years old; 27.8% of the people were between 25 and 44 years old; 20.4% of the people were between 45 and 64 years old; 14.4% were 65 years old or older. 50.5% of the people were women, and 49.5% of the people were men.[2]
Pocatello, Idaho Media
Pocatello in 1892, probably photographed by Charles Roscoe Savage
- IdahoPocatelloNARA(cropped)
Advertisement of Pocatello for homesteaders in the Sunset Travel Bureau of Information, April 1910.
Museum of Clean
St. Joseph's Catholic Church Pocatello (built 1897)
Holt Arena (Now ICCU Dome), Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Western Pocatello in 2009,from Red Hill on the ISU campus
Elementary school boundaries of Pocatello
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References
- ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICSUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ↑ NowData – NOAA Online Weather DataNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ ID Pocatello RGNL APNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ WMO Climate Normals for Pocatello/Municipal ARPT, ID 1961–1990National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ Census of Population and HousingCensus.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Bannock County, Idaho, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Municipalities and communities of Power County, Idaho, United States | ||
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| Indian reservation | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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