Emmett, Idaho
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Emmett is a city in Gem County
Gem County, Idaho
Gem County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 15,181 at the 2000 census; it was estimated at 16,496 in 2007. The county seat is Emmett.Gem County is home to the Idaho ground squirrel....

, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

, United States
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. The population was 5,490 at the 2000 census; it was estimated to have risen to 6,341 by 2007. It is the county seat
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and the only city in the county.

Emmett is part of the Boise City
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

Nampa
Nampa, Idaho
Nampa is the largest and the fastest growing city in Canyon County, Idaho, USA. The population of Nampa was 81,557 at the 2010 census. Nampa is located about west of Boise along Interstate 84, and six miles west of Meridian. Nampa is part of the Boise metropolitan area...

, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area
Boise metropolitan area
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.

History

Rising some 5,906 feet, Squaw Butte, named by native Americans who used this area as their winter resort, stands at the north end of the valley. The Payette River was named after Francois Payette, who was put in charge of Fort Boise in 1818 and traveled through the area. Permanent settlement began in the early 1860s, after gold discoveries in the Boise Basin brought people over the established stage and pack train routes. Two of these trails joined at the Payette River north of the present river bridge in Emmett.

Originally called Emmettville, it was primarily a post office named after Emmett Cahalan, the son of Tom Cahalan, an early settler of the area. The post office was later moved but retained the name. A few years later the "ville" was dropped and the post office and town became simply Emmett. In 1883 James Wardwell had the town platted, and in 1900 the town was incorporated as Emmett. Later, in March of 1902, the Idaho Northern railroad came to the valley.

After the closing of the mines in 1906, the power lines were extended to Emmett. A series of irrigation projects made it possible for more rapid expansion of the town as the major service center for a farming and fruit-growing valley. In the early 1900s fruit packers adopted the label of "Gem of Plenty" because of the fertility of the valley. During the mining era the valley was known as the "garden" for the mining regions.
Until 2001, the city was home to a Boise Cascade
Boise Cascade
Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC, which uses the trade name Boise, is an American pulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth largest forest products company in the world....

 manufacturing facility. The Black Canyon diversion dam on the Payette River
Payette River
The Payette River is an river in southwestern Idaho and is a major tributary of the Snake River.Its headwaters originate in the Sawtooth and Salmon River Mountains at elevations over...

, built in the early 1920s, is east of the city.

Geography

Emmett is located at 43°52′22"N 116°29′42"W (43.872834, -116.494902).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.

The city is located south of the Payette River
Payette River
The Payette River is an river in southwestern Idaho and is a major tributary of the Snake River.Its headwaters originate in the Sawtooth and Salmon River Mountains at elevations over...

, at an elevation of 2362 feet (720 m) above sea level.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 5,490 people, 2,095 households, and 1,412 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 3,022.5 people per square mile (1,164.7/km²). There were 2,264 housing units at an average density of 1,246.4 per square mile (480.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.60% White, 0.07% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 5.79% from other races
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, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.57% of the population.

There were 2,095 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,480, and the median income for a family was $34,663. Males had a median income of $30,598 versus $19,088 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $13,027. About 16.3% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

Population history

  • 2007 estimate - 6,341
  • 2000 - 5,940
  • 1990 - 4,601
  • 1980 - 4,605
  • 1970 - 3,945
  • 1960 - 3,769
  • 1950 - 3,067
  • 1940 - 3,203
  • 1930 - 2,763
  • 1920 - 2,204
  • 1910 - 1,351
  • 1900 - 508
  • 1890 - 197

Transportation

Emmett is served by State Highway 52
Idaho State Highway 52
State Highway 52 is a state highway in the U.S. State of Idaho that travels along the Payette River from the Oregon State Line and Snake River to Horseshoe Bend.-Route description:...

, which connects it with Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend, Idaho
Horseshoe Bend is the largest city in rural Boise County, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. Its population of 770 at the 2000 census was the largest in the county. It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 to the east and Payette
Payette, Idaho
Payette is a city in and the county seat of Payette County, Idaho, United States. The population was 7,054 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area....

 to the west, and by State Highway 16
Idaho State Highway 16
State Highway 16 is a 14 mile route connecting State Highway 44 and Star with Emmett.-Route description:Also known as the Emmett Highway, Highway 16 begins at the junction of State Highway 44 near Star and Eagle. The highway continues north through Jackass Gulch and descends over 500 vertical feet...

, which connects it with Boise
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

 to the south.

Climate

Emmett experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen
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BSk) with cold, moist winters and hot, dry summers.

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