Kellogg, Idaho Kellogg, Idaho Location of Kellogg in Idaho Location of Kellogg in Idaho State Idaho Kellogg is a town/city in the Silver Valley of Shoshone County, Idaho, United States, in the Idaho Panhandle region.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the town/city had a total populace of 2,120, down by a third from its populace in 1980.
Kellogg is titled after a prospector titled Noah Kellogg.
Legend has it that his donkey wandered off amid the morning of September 4, 1885; Kellogg found the animal at a large outcropping of galena, which became the site of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mines; those mines led to the beginning of Kellogg, a town/city where a small-town sign reads "This is the town established by a jackass and inhabited by his descendants." Noah Kellogg is buried in the city's cemetery.
Since the mines have closed, Kellogg has been moving more towards a resort town as the evolution of new condos, hotels, restaurants, shops, a water park, and a new golf course continues at the base of the Silver Mountain Gondola.
Kellogg was featured in The New York Times travel section as an up-and-coming resort town. The Silver Mountain Resort is a ski resort which includes Kellogg Peak at 6,297 feet (1,919 m) and Wardner Peak (6,200 feet (1,890 m)) and is accessed by taking the world's longest single-cabin gondola 3.1 miles (5.0 km) from the town/city of Kellogg to the lodge at 5,700 feet (1,737 m) on Kellogg Mountain.
In May 1972, the Sunshine Mine of Kellogg was the site of one of the worst U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.01 square miles (10.39 km2), of which, 3.96 square miles (10.26 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. Climate data for Kellogg, Idaho (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 As of the census of 2010, there were 2,120 citizens , 903 homeholds, and 526 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 535.4 inhabitants per square mile (206.7/km2).
There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 303.5 per square mile (117.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.0% White, 0.4% African American, 2.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other competitions, and 2.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 903 homeholds of which 29.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 7.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families.
34.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the town/city was 40.4 years.
24.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
The populace density was 1,235.1 citizens per square mile (476.7/km ).
There were 1,239 housing units at an average density of 639.0 per square mile (246.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.70% White, 0.13% African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other competitions, and 2.63% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,023 homeholds out of which 30.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families.
35.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 37 years.
The median income for a homehold in the village was $25,898, and the median income for a family was $32,260.
About 17.3% of families and 21.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
The show parodied CSI: Miami into CSI: Kellogg, Idaho.
"Kellogg Peak Fire Lookout Tower".
"KELLOGG, IDAHO (104831)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Official website - City of Kellogg University of Idaho Library - various images of early Kellogg Municipalities and communities of Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
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