Driggs, Idaho
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Teton County, Idaho
Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1915, it was named after the Teton Mountains. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 5,999...
, Idaho
Idaho
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, United States
United States
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. It is part of the Jackson
Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,647 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Teton County....
, WY
Wyoming
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-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area
Jackson micropolitan area
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, and is located in Teton Valley. The population was 1,100 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The city is the county seat
County seat
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of Teton County
Teton County, Idaho
Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1915, it was named after the Teton Mountains. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 5,999...
. It was founded by Benjamin Woodbury Driggs, Jr and Don Carlos Driggs, whose descendants later moved to Arizona
Arizona
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and founded Western Savings and Loan
Western Savings and Loan
Western Savings and Loan was an American financial institution founded by the Driggs family.The Driggs family came to Arizona in 1921 after trading everything they owned—a bank, drugstore, hotel, and wheat farm in Driggs, Idaho—for a section of cotton land in Maricopa County...
where most live still, though some remain in Idaho. John Driggs, a descendant of Don Carlos Driggs, later became the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
in the 1970s. National Geographic magazine listed Driggs as one of the 10 best outdoor recreation destinations in the U.S.
Geography
Driggs is located at 43°43′31"N 111°6′22"W (43.725210, -111.106005).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,100 people, 386 households, and 252 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,054.5 people per square mile (408.4/km²). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 430.4 per square mile (166.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.73% White, 0.09% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.73% Pacific Islander, 13.64% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.55% of the population.
There were 386 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 112.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $30,703 versus $19,722 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $14,710. About 7.0% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
Federally, Driggs is part of Idaho's 2nd congressional district
Idaho's 2nd congressional district
Idaho's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Idaho. The district encompasses Eastern Idaho and the Magic Valley region of the state and other outlying areas, as well as a small portion of the Boise Metropolitan Area, including two-thirds of the city of Boise...
, represented by Republican Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson
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, elected in 1998.
The state's senior member of the United States Senate is Republican Mike Crapo
Mike Crapo
Michael Dean "Mike" Crapo is the senior United States Senator from the state of Idaho and a member of the Republican Party.Born in the city of Idaho Falls, Crapo is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School. He practiced law in his home city throughout the 1980s, while...
, elected in 1998. The state's junior member of the United States Senate is Republican Jim Risch
Jim Risch
James Elroy "Jim" Risch is a Republican politician, rancher, and attorney from Ada County, currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Idaho. He previously served as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Idaho.-Early life:Risch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, elected in 2008. The Governor of Idaho is Republican Butch Otter, elected in 2006.
Sports
Located 12 miles east of Driggs in Alta, Wyoming, is the Grand Targhee ResortGrand Targhee Resort
Grand Targhee Resort is a ski resort located in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Alta, Wyoming. It is northwest of Jackson, Wyoming, accessible by road only by way of Driggs, Idaho. The resort has lodging, a spa, retail stores, and conference facilities...
ski area. Teton Valley Trails and Pathways maintains 4 Nordic ski areas including in Teton Canyon, behind Alta school, in Teton Springs, and in Pioneer Park. Other skiing venues and Nordic ski trails are located near Driggs.
Driggs is a popular area for mountain biking during the drier months of July through September. Mountain biking trails are publicly accessible in the Big Hole mountains on the west side of the valley and in the Bridger-Teton National Forest mountains (outside of the wilderness area) on the east side of the valley. All biking trails are maintained through the National Forest Service and through volunteers organized by Teton Valley Trails and Pathways (a non-profit organization). The Grand Targhee Resort also allows mountain biking on the ski hills and frequently operates the ski lifts during summer months for downhill biking.
Arts
Teton Valley is home to many artists who relocated to Driggs, Victor, and Tetonia to paint and photograph the spectacular views, mountains, streams and Teton River. The community of artists created a grassroots arts organization, called Teton Arts Council, in 1994 to encourage arts education and support performances. The Teton Arts Council operates a 2,400 sq.ft. arts center with a ceramics studio and multi-use arts studio in Driggs. The Teton Arts Council sponsors arts programming for kids, adults and seniors in ceramics, painting, life drawing, music, theatrics, and creative writing.The Teton Valley Foundation hosts "Music on Main" (series of live, outdoor musical concerts) during the summer months. The performing bands include local talent as well as nationally recognized tours. Types of performances range from bluegrass to jazz to reggae music.
Transportation
Driggs is served by Driggs-Reed Memorial AirportDriggs-Reed Memorial Airport
Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport is a city-owned public-use use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Driggs, a city in Teton County, Idaho, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which...
. (IATA: DIJ, ICAO: KDIJ, FAA LID
LID
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: DIJ)
Commercial flights are serviced through Jackson Hole Airport (IATA: JAC, ICAO: KJAC, FAA LID
LID
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: JAC) in Jackson, WY, or through Idaho Falls Airport (IATA: IDA, ICAO: KIDA, FAA LID
LID
LID is an abbreviation for:* Language Independent Datatypes . Now renamed to General Purpose Datatypes.* League for Industrial Democracy .* Lewica i Demokraci , Polish party....
: IDA) in Idaho Falls, ID.