Star, Idaho
| Star, Idaho | |
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| City | |
 Location in Ada County and the state of Idaho |
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| Coordinates: 43°41′39″N 116°29′25″W / 43.69417°N 116.49028°WCoordinates: 43°41′39″N 116°29′25″W / 43.69417°N 116.49028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Ada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.86 sq mi (15.18 km2) |
| • Land | 5.82 sq mi (15.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,470 ft (750 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,793 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,194 |
| • Density | 995.4/sq mi (384.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 83669 |
| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-76870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0398181 |
| Website | staridaho.org |
Star is a city in northwestern Ada County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,793 at the 2010 census, up from 1,795 in 2000. It was named in the 19th century by travelers on their way to Middleton and Boise who used the star on the school house to find east and west. The name stuck and it became Star, Idaho. Today it is a growing town west of Boise and its schools are shared with Middleton School District and West Ada School District.
Star is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Star is located at 43°41′39″N 116°29′25″W / 43.69417°N 116.49028°W (43.694084, -116.490225), at an elevation of 2,470 feet (753 m) above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.86 square miles (15.18 km2), of which 5.82 square miles (15.07 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,793 people, 1,927 households, and 1,551 families residing in the city. The population density was 995.4 inhabitants per square mile (384.3/km2). There were 2,098 housing units at an average density of 360.5 per square mile (139.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 0.6% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.1% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7% of the population.
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