Elk River, Idaho
| Elk River, Idaho | |
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Elk River Streetscape
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 Location of Elk River in Clearwater County, Idaho. |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′58″N 116°10′48″W / 46.78278°N 116.18000°WCoordinates: 46°46′58″N 116°10′48″W / 46.78278°N 116.18000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Clearwater |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| • Land | 0.14 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,854 ft (870 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 125 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 119 |
| • Density | 820.69/sq mi (316.82/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 83827 |
| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-25120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0396456 |
Elk River is a city in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States. The population was 125 at the 2010 census, down from 156 in 2000. It is accessed from State Highway 8 from Bovill, to the west in adjacent Latah County. Elk River was formerly the site of a Potlatch sawmill, phased out after several decades during the 1930s.
Elk River is located at 46°46′58″N 116°10′48″W / 46.78278°N 116.18000°W (46.782796, -116.180049), at an elevation of 2,854 feet (870 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2), all of it land.
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elk River has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2010, there were 125 people, 65 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The population density was 833.3 inhabitants per square mile (321.7/km2). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 1,013.3 per square mile (391.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
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