Rigby, Idaho Rigby, Idaho Location in Jefferson County and the state of Idaho Location in Jefferson County and the state of Idaho Rigby, Idaho is positioned in the US Rigby, Idaho - Rigby, Idaho Rigby is a small town/city in and the governmental center of county of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The populace was 3,945 at the 2010 census, up from 2,998 in 2000. The larger "Rigby area" includes such outlying unincorporated communities as Annis, Garfield, Grant, Labelle, and Clark.
Rigby is part of the Idaho Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is positioned directly between the two larger Idaho metros/cities of Idaho Falls and Rexburg, providing its inhabitants with a wide range of shopping, entertainment and cultural choices.
Many Rigby people commute to jobs in Rexburg or Idaho Falls, and a number of inhabitants work for the federal government or federal contractors through the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), locally called "The Site".
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.36 square miles (6.11 km2), of which, 2.35 square miles (6.09 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. A momentous majority of Rigby's residents, as well as those of the outlying communities, are members of the LDS faith.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,945 citizens , 1,328 homeholds, and 994 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 6.7% from other competitions, and 2.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,328 homeholds of which 45.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 25.2% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 27.6 years.
34.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.5% were from 25 to 44; 16.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,998 citizens , 1,051 homeholds, and 789 families residing in the city.
There were 1,051 homeholds out of which 42.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,192, and the median income for a family was $36,417.
About 10.5% of families and 12.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Rigby High School is the only high school inside the city.
Farnsworth Elementary, Midway Elementary, South Fork Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Harwood Elementary; and Rigby Middle School, and Rigby High School.
The schools are affiliated with the Jefferson County School District.
These schools also serve inhabitants from neighboring areas such as Menan, Lewisville and Roberts, Idaho.
Rigby is most famous for being the "birthplace of television", a title the town/city can attribute to a high school student titled Philo Taylor Farnsworth.
Original tubes from Farnsworth's early experiments were on display at the Rigby High School for many years.
They are now held by the Jefferson County Museum in Rigby.
Wilson is a 1956 graduate of Rigby High School and played college football at Utah in Salt Lake City.
He attended and graduated from Rigby High School.
Spokesman-Review - 2010 census - Rigby, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-23 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Rigby City Library Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States County seat: Rigby
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Cities in Jefferson County, Idaho - Cities in Idaho - County seats in Idaho - Cities in Idaho Falls urbane region - Populated places established in 1883
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