Kamiah
| Kamiah, Idaho | |
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Main Street in May 2012
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 Location of Kamiah in Idaho County and Lewis County, Idaho. |
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| Coordinates: 46°13′37″N 116°1′40″W / 46.22694°N 116.02778°WCoordinates: 46°13′37″N 116°1′40″W / 46.22694°N 116.02778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Counties | Lewis (& Idaho) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dale Schneider |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.07 km2) |
| • Land | 1.10 sq mi (2.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,295 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,292 |
| • Density | 1,176.68/sq mi (454.37/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 83536 |
| Area code(s) | 208 Exchange: 935 |
| FIPS code | 16-42400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0396726 |
| Website | www |
Kamiah (/ˈkæmi.aɪ/ KAM-ee-eye) is a city in Idaho and Lewis counties in the U.S. state of Idaho. The largest city in Lewis County, it extends only a small distance into Idaho County, south of Lawyer Creek. The population was 1,295 at the 2010 census, up from 1,160 in 2000. The city lies in the narrow valley of the Clearwater River; downstream are Orofino and Lewiston, at the confluence with the Snake River.
The Kamiah area has been inhabited by the Nez Perce for centuries. The name "Kamiah" is Nez Perce for "many rope litters," as Nez Perce manufactured "Kamia" ropes in the area to fish steelhead. Also according to Nez Perce tradition, the Appaloosa horse was first bred in the area.
On their return trip east, the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped in the Kamiah area for several weeks during the spring of 1806, waiting for snows to melt.
Kamiah is the character name of the Nez Perce/Blackfoot woman in Across the Wide Missouri, a 1951 'mountain men' film set in the 1830s. Similar in fame to Sacagawea of the Lewis & Clark expedition, Kamiah led her associated mountain men's troop over the Bitterroot Range to her homeland (Three Forks, Montana for Sacagawea).
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