Bonners Ferry, Idaho Bonners Ferry Bonner's Ferry and the Kootenai River Bonner's Ferry and the Kootenai River Location in Boundary County and the state of Idaho Location in Boundary County and the state of Idaho Bonners Ferry is positioned in the US Bonners Ferry - Bonners Ferry Location in the United States Bonners Ferry is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Boundary County, Idaho, United States. The populace was 2,543 at the 2010 census.
Edwin Bonner, a merchant from Walla Walla, Washington, established a ferry in 1864 where the trail crossed the broad Kootenai River.
In 1875, Richard Fry, and his Sinixt wife, Justine Su-steel Fry, leased the business, but the locale retained the name of the initial founder and later became the town of Bonners Ferry.
Government surveyors of the Boundary Commission came in 1858 to establish the border between the United States and British Columbia.
With mines to the north, the improve of Bonners Ferry began to flourish in the 1880s as a supplier. The Norwegian-built steamer Midge began service in 1883 and directed for the next 25 years, carrying passengers and freight between Bonners Ferry and British Columbia.
The village of Bonners Ferry was formally established in 1893, along the south bank of the Kootenai River.
Bonners Ferry, perched on stilts to avoid the inevitable spring floods, appeared to be a boom town.
The rich Kootenai Valley became known as the "Nile of the North", while the Bonners Ferry Lumber Company interval to be one of the world's biggest lumber mills.
On September 20, 1974, the Kootenai Tribe, headed by chairwoman Amy Trice, declared war on the United States government.
Most tribes in the United States are forbidden to declare war on the U.S.
The dispute resulted in the concession by the United States government and a territory grant of 10.5 acres (42,000 m2) that is now the Kootenai Reservation. Bonners Ferry is eight miles (13 km) from the site of the Ruby Ridge tumultuous and siege in 1992.
In recent years, Mormon Fundamentalists from close-by Bountiful, British Columbia have established a existence in Bonners Ferry.
Bonners Ferry is positioned at 48 41 32 N 116 19 3 W (48.692110, 116.317626), at an altitude of 1,896 feet (578 m). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.61 square miles (6.76 km2), of which 2.44 square miles (6.32 km2) is territory and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water. Bonners Ferry has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb/Dsb) with cold, snowy winters and dry summers with hot days and cool evenings.
Climate data for Bonners Ferry (1971 2000) Average snowy days ( 0.1 inch) 7.8 4.9 2.0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 3.5 9.0 27.9 There were 1,254 housing units at an average density of 513.9 per square mile (198.4/km2).
There were 1,117 homeholds of which 27.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families.
38.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the town/city was 41.9 years.
23.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older.
The populace density was 1,186.9 citizens per square mile (458.0/km ).
There were 1,120 housing units at an average density of 528.5 per square mile (204.0/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.67% White, 0.04% African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 1.31% from other competitions, and 0.87% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,027 homeholds out of which 31.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families.
32.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,509, and the median income for a family was $35,237.
About 17.3% of families and 20.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
Boundary County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport positioned two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central company precinct of Bonners Ferry. Bonners Ferry is home to KBFI AM 1450, owned by Radio Bonners Ferry, Inc.
Bonners Ferry is served by a single newspaper, the weekly Bonners Ferry Herald, owned by Hagadone Publishing. It is the official journal of record.
The Kootenai Valley Times was a journal in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA covering small-town news, sports, business, jobs, and improve affairs.
Some of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho speak the town/city name in their language as Bonners Ferry (Ktunaxa: k akanmituk a kaq a ha , aq anqmi).
Bonners Ferry.info United States Enumeration Bureau.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonners Ferry, Idaho "Climatography of the United States, No.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Bonners Ferry Herald".
Municipalities and communities of Boundary County, Idaho, United States
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