CASCADE, IDAHO

'Cascade' is a rural city in the west central part of the U.S. state of Idaho, at an elevation of 4780 feet (1457 m), along the North Fork of the Payette River. It is the seat of Valley County, and had a population of 997 at the 2000 census.
Cascade is on the southeast shore of Lake Cascade (formerly Cascade Reservoir, but officially changed to "Lake" to circumnavigate the negative connotations of "reservoir"), formed by the Cascade Dam, built by the Bureau of Reclamation. Construction was started in 1942, halted by the war, and completed in 1948.
Cascade was the home of a sizable Boise Cascade sawmill which closed in May 2001. [1]
The recreational city of McCall is 30 miles north, and the village of Donnelly is a little over midway, via state highway #55. The new Tamarack Resort is across the reservoir to the northwest.

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Geography

Demographics

External links

Geography

Cascade is located at (44.515575, -116.043681).
According to the U.S. Census, the city has a total area of 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²). 9.3 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (14.05%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 997 people, 421 households, and 282 families residing in the city. The population density was 106.6/km² (275.8/mi²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 60.1/km² (155.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.59% White, 0.10% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.60% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population.
There were 421 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,411, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,330. About 9.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

External links

★ Cascade, Idaho - chamber of commerce

★ CascadeID.com

★ Southwest Idaho Travel Association - Cascade

★ Payette River Scenic Byway - Corridor Plan - Idaho Transportation Dept.

★ Go Northwest.com - southwest Idaho attractions

★ Thunder Mountain Line - scenic railroad

★ Cascade Dam: 1948 (Cascade Reservoir): N.Fork Payette River - Bureau of Reclamation

★ Cascade School District - official site

★ Boise Cascade to close sawmill - press release of 13-Feb-2001

★ Boise Cascade closures - The Idaho Statesman 14-Feb-2001